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The Fiscal Impact of Manifesto Promises

Political parties make a lot of promises in its manifestos. However, the source of financing these promises are rarely mentioned and these promises would have varying impact on the fiscal balances. See below an in...

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Have Governments Fulfilled their Agriculture & Irrigation-related Budget Promises?

Have consecutive governments stuck to their budget promises? In the past, governments have displayed deviations to their expenditure commitments. Here is a snapshot showing the dev...

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Have Governments Fulfilled their Transport & Communication-related Budget Promises?

Have consecutive governments stuck to their budget promises? In the past, governments have displayed deviations to their expenditure commitments. Here is a snapshot showing the dev...

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Have Governments Fulfilled their Energy & Water Supply-related Budget Promises?

Have consecutive governments stuck to their budget promises? In the past, governments have displayed deviations to their expenditure commitments. Here is a snapshot showing the dev...

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Has the Government Fulfilled its Budgetary Commitments in the Education Sector?

In July, the Ministry of Education stated that approximately 1500 construction projects in the education sector were on hold due to a lack of funds. Data shows that deviations from the promised level of education expenditure has been a systematic issue over successive g...

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Sri Lanka’s Fiscal Performance (2020 vs 2019)

The latest figures released by the Ministry of Finance show that the first quarter budget deficit has increased by 23% in 2020 compared to the first quarter in 2019. Revenue was dragged down by VAT and income taxes. Expenditure was largely stable except for a...

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Allocation of Government expenditure from June – August 2020

On 31st May 2020, the government issued a circular allocating funds for the period June-August 2020. In total, LKR 1, 043 bn is allocated from 1st June to 31st August 2020 47% of the total allocation is spent on debt serv...

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Allocation of Government Expenditure from March-May 2020

On 10th March 2020, the government issued a circular allocating funds for the period of March-May 2020. In total, LKR 1, 225 bn is allocated from 6th March to 31st May 2020 52% of the total allocation is spent on debt servicing,...

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Government expenditure on elections (2010 and 2015)

The Election Commissioner recently stated that the cost of the 2020 General Election was likely to exceed the initial estimate of Rs. 7 – 7.5 billion due to additional measures put in place as a result of COVID. How does this compare to the cost of elections held in the past?

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