Dashboard

Budget Promises: Beyond Parliament

Budget Promises: Beyond Parliament is a dashboard under publicfinance.lk that tracks the government’s performance in delivering on its budget promises.
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End Year

Openness Tracker

Is the government saying what it is doing?
  •  Open
  •  Responsive
  •  Uncooperative
  •  Restricted
  •  Closed

Progress Tracker

Is the government doing what it's saying?
  •  Implemented
  •  Partially Implemented
  •  Not Implemented
  •  Undisclosed

The Proposals List

Budget Promise
Ministry / Government Institution
Openness Tracker
Progress Tracker
Budget Promise
Introduce Single Goods and Service Tax
Ministry / Government Institution
Ministry of Finance - Department of Fiscal Policy
Openness Tracker
Open
Progress Tracker
Not Implemented
Budget Promise
Implement a COVID Insurance scheme with the assistance of the government in parallel to Agrahara Insurance scheme in all public services
Ministry / Government Institution
Ministry of Finance- Department of National Budget
Openness Tracker
Responsive
Progress Tracker
Implemented
Budget Promise
Contributary pension scheme for workers engaged in foreign employent
Ministry / Government Institution
Ministry of Labour
Openness Tracker
Restricted
Progress Tracker
Undisclosed
Budget Promise
Amendment to the Agrarian Development Act
Ministry / Government Institution
Ministry of Agriculture
Openness Tracker
Closed
Progress Tracker
Undisclosed
Budget Promise
Increase daily wage for plantation workers
Ministry / Government Institution
Ministry of Labour
Openness Tracker
Open
Progress Tracker
Implemented
Budget Promise
Amendments to the Public Utilities Commission Act
Ministry / Government Institution
Ministry of Economic Policies Plan and Implementation
Openness Tracker
Closed
Progress Tracker
Undisclosed
Budget Promise
Amendments to the CEB Act
Ministry / Government Institution
Ministry of Power
Openness Tracker
Uncooperative
Progress Tracker
Not Implemented
Budget Promise
Importation Ban on Batik Products
Ministry / Government Institution
State Ministry of Batik and Handloom and Local Apparel Products
Openness Tracker
Open
Progress Tracker
Implemented
Budget Promise
Merging of Finance Companies
Ministry / Government Institution
Ministry of Finance
Openness Tracker
Restricted
Progress Tracker
Undisclosed
Budget Promise
Amendment to the Finance Act
Ministry / Government Institution
Unidentified
Openness Tracker
Closed
Progress Tracker
Undisclosed
Budget Promise
Ban of Single Usage of Polythene
Ministry / Government Institution
Ministry of Environment
Openness Tracker
Open
Progress Tracker
Implemented
Budget Promise
Contributory Pension Scheme for Self Employed
Ministry / Government Institution
Ministry of Labour
Openness Tracker
Closed
Progress Tracker
Undisclosed
Budget Promise
Amend the Employees’ Provident Fund Act to expand the retirement age for both men and women up to 60 years.
Ministry / Government Institution
Ministry of Labour - Department of Labour
Openness Tracker
Open
Progress Tracker
Implemented
HOW IT WORKS AND DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS

Click here for methodology, progress and openness descriptions for each proposals. Please reach out to pfp@veriteresearch.org to gain access to the source documents.

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