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Let’s Shield the EPF with the Instincts of Winston Churchill
This article was compiled by Dr. Nishan de Mel. Dr. Nishan de Mel is the Executive Director of Verité Research and an economist with extensive academic, policy and private sector experience. He taught and researched economics at Oxford and Harvard universities. He also served as the Executive Director at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies and the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute. He currently sits on multiple private sector boards and consults regularly as a strategist for some of the region’s largest firms.
Featured Insight
Let’s Shield the EPF with the Instincts of Winston Churchill
This article was compiled by Dr. Nishan de Mel. Dr. Nishan de Mel is the Executive Director of Verité Research and an economist with extensive academic, policy and private sector experience. He taught and researched economics at Oxford and Harvard universities. He also served as the Executive Director at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies and the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute. He currently sits on multiple private sector boards and consults regularly as a strategist for some of the region’s largest firms.
Featured Insight
Let’s Shield the EPF with the Instincts of Winston Churchill
This article was compiled by Dr. Nishan de Mel. Dr. Nishan de Mel is the Executive Director of Verité Research and an economist with extensive academic, policy and private sector experience. He taught and researched economics at Oxford and Harvard universities. He also served as the Executive Director at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies and the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute. He currently sits on multiple private sector boards and consults regularly as a strategist for some of the region’s largest firms.
Featured Insight
Let’s Shield the EPF with the Instincts of Winston Churchill
This article was compiled by Dr. Nishan de Mel. Dr. Nishan de Mel is the Executive Director of Verité Research and an economist with extensive academic, policy and private sector experience. He taught and researched economics at Oxford and Harvard universities. He also served as the Executive Director at the International Centre for Ethnic Studies and the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute. He currently sits on multiple private sector boards and consults regularly as a strategist for some of the region’s largest firms.
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Government introduces new expenditure and relief through supplementary budget
On 05 December 2024, the government presented supplementary estimates totalling LKR 219.4 billion for the year, which was not included in the original 2024 budget. Supplementary allocations are typically introduced to address unforeseen emer...
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Daily Mirror
Local Government Polls will cost Rs. 10 billion: E...
The conduct of elections to the local authorities will cost at least Rs.10 billion, an official said. https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking_news/LG-Polls-will-cost-Rs-10-bil...
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Daily News
Govt. to provide Kerosene subsidy to low-income fa...
Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera said that the Government will take steps to provide a Kerosene subsidy for low-income families and people engaged in fisheries and plantations sectors. “This subsidy applies to low-income families dependent on Kerosene, as well as to p...
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Ceylon Today
Bonus for Public sector workers
Employees of State corporations and fully government-owned companies will be entitled to bonuses ranging from a minimum of Rs 5,000 to a maximum of Rs 15,000 this season.
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Government introduces new expenditure an...
On 05 December 2024, the government prese...
How is the election budget spent?
The General Election is approaching, and the government expects to spe...
The price of parliament- What does it lo...
In 2022, the most recent year with detail...
Poor transparency in large scale infrast...
Section 9 of the RTI Act No. 12 of 2016 m...
Economic Transformation Act's 2.3% Prima...
The Economic Transformation Act (ETA), en...
2023 Budget’s expenditure limit overshot...
The Ministry of Finance Annual Report, re...
2023 government expenditure surge matche...
Government spending increased by 20% in 2...
How did the government finance its expen...
The 2023 fiscal numbers, recently release...
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Composition of Sri Lanka's Gross Official Reserves
The reported gross official reserves as of February 2022 stood at USD 2,311 MN, out of which 98% (USD 2,242 MN) consisted of short-term swaps maturing within 12 months. Whilst the quantity of reserves is important it is eq...
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The Problem with Procurement
Sri Lanka’s lack of compliance with the RTI Act and failure to meet IMF Commitments.Sri Lanka’s 2023 IMF Programme includes a commitment to disclose public pro...
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