Labour and Income
MP Karunatilleka credit worthy on income share of the richest 10%
35% of our country's national income is enjoyed by 10% of the population.
Divaina | March 30, 2021
Posted on: 29 April, 2021
True
Minister Sajith Premadasa cites outdated statistics on income disparity
While the richest 20 per cent enjoy 54 per cent of the national income, the poorest 20 per cent of the country enjoys only 4 percent of it
Lankadeepa | July 9, 2019
Posted on: 3 October, 2019
False
President Sirisena on poverty: data outdated
The absolute poverty ratio of the country has been reported as 6.7%...
Independence Day Speech | February 4, 2019
Posted on: 12 April, 2019
Partly True
MP Mahinda Rajapaksa: Twice ‘FALSE’ on GDP growth
In the nine years I was in power, I increased the GDP per capita of this country by a multiple of three.
TV Derana | November 25, 2018
Posted on: 10 December, 2018
False
Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka: wrong about income, wrong about ranking
Today, Sri Lanka is a middle income country with a per capita income of US $ 13,000.
Daily News | October 3, 2018
Posted on: 19 October, 2018
False
Minister Fernando is correct: the economy has added 500,000 jobs in the last three years.
Employment has increased from 7.7 million in 2014 to 8.2 million in 2017.
Daily News | October 3, 2018
Posted on: 11 October, 2018
True