ආනයන රෙගුලාසි පැනවීම – Nishan de Mel on Hiru Evening Newscast

    ආනයන රෙගුලාසි පැනවීම – Nishan de Mel on Hiru Evening Newscast
    by |10 September 2021|Interviews & Articles
    Executive Director Nishan de Mel speaks to Hiru News on the recently imposed import restrictions and their effect on government revenue, advocating ultimately for sound and critical policy analysis.
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    Sri Lanka Inflation: Economic Emergency Causes Prices of Essential Goods to Soar
    by |10 September 2021|Verité in the News
    Published on CGTN Sri Lanka is under a state of emergency with rising costs and fears over the economy. And the President's proposals are igniting controversy. Roel Raymond reports. The price of essential items has increased greatly in Sri Lanka,...
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    Tax Amnesty: The New Tax Scandal
    by |06 September 2021|Verité in the News
    Published in the DailyFT Sri Lanka’s overall tax system of indirect taxes means that the poor disproportionately pay more in taxes than a wealthier family. The Finance Bill codifies this  The gazetted Finance Bill is an unfair piece of legislation...
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    Sri Lanka Declares Economic Emergency – Nishan de Mel on Al Jazeera Inside Story
    by |04 September 2021|Interviews & Articles
    Executive Director Nishan de Mel appears on Al Jazeera's Inside Story segment alongside State Minister Ajith Nivaard Cabraal and MP Harsha de Silva to discuss the sudden depreciation of the Sri Lankan rupee and the recent forex crisis.
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    Proposed Tax Amnesty: Exercising Caution in Income Generation
    by |21 August 2021|Verité in the News
    Published on The Morning  Govt. expects $ 500 m income through tax amnesty: Cabraal Important for people to submit their taxable supplies: IRD Chief Amnesties granted on previous occasions have failed: Dr. Wijewardena While the Government states it expects to...
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    Effectiveness of Tax Amnesty in Sri Lanka
    by |10 August 2021|Interviews & Articles
    Published in the DailyFT On 9 July 2021, the government gazetted a new finance bill aimed to indemnify individuals who voluntarily disclose their hitherto undisclosed income—that is to a provide a tax amnesty. A tax amnesty is a limited-time opportunity...
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    Debt Default Danger: Alarmist or Imminent?
    by |09 August 2021|Verité in the News
    Published in The Morning LK Will the Government of Sri Lanka default on its obligations to service its mountain of debt over the next couple of years, including two bond repayments of a total of $ 1.5 billion due in...
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    CA Sri Lanka’s CEOs Forum Plays Nexus Role to Bridge Gap between Govt., Biz Community
    by |03 August 2021|Verité in the News
    Published in the DailyFT State Minister Nivard Cabraal urges private sector to look long-term, not focus only on short-term CB Chief says Govt. policy plan has heavy focus placed on exports, domestic production as well as entrepreneurship and SME activities...
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    Sri Lanka Needs Medium and Long Term Plan to Overcome Debt Crisis
    by |01 August 2021|Verité in the News
    Published in The Sunday Times Although immediate debt repayment payments have been settled, the government will have to implement a medium and long term plan with clear policy derived by analysing all its aspects, a leading economist emphasised. Verite Research...
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    Gender-Responsive Budgeting: Evaluating Key Performance Indicators
    by |31 July 2021
    This report assesses the extent to which the government has implemented 12 gender-related Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). These KPIs were developed by the former Ministry of Women and Child Affairs towards achieving Goal 5 of the United Nations Sustainable Development...
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