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Promise tracker

Tracking delivery on manifesto promises

This record covers testable commitments extracted from published manifestos. Each assessment links to its source evidence and can be challenged.

Promises tracked

235

Assessment coverage

234 of 235 (100%)

Unassessed promises are shown separately and are never excluded from the total.

Latest automated assessment

4 Sept 2026

Assessments are not editorial endorsements.

Manifesto scope

Showing all imported manifestos. Choose a manifesto to see an assessment in context.

All imported manifestos (235)NPP 2024 (235)

Delivery summary

Of 234 assessed promises: 8 delivered, 34 partly delivered, 184 under way, 5 stalled, and 3 not delivered.

Scope: all imported manifestos

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Promises

3 results · Partly delivered · Macroeconomy & IMF

What the labels mean
Delivered
Delivered substantially as promised.
Partly delivered
Partly delivered, or delivered in a weakened form.
Under way
Underway, with visible progress but no outcome yet.
Stalled
Started or announced, then stopped moving.
Not delivered
Abandoned, reversed, or acted against.
Not assessed
Extracted from the manifesto but not yet assessed.
Partly deliveredConfidenceHighMacroeconomy & IMF
NPP-2024-P-171

Introduce new savings and investment plans, including expatriate Bonds for Sri Lankans living abroad.

NPP 2024Manifesto source

Why this status: Partly delivered. The 2026 Budget introduced a contributory pension scheme and a concessional housing-loan scheme for migrant workers, creating new financial products for Sri Lankans abroad. However, the reviewed Budget does not introduce the specifically promised expatriate bond, so the wider pledge is not fully delivered.

2 evidence sources · media.gov.lk · latest 7 Nov 2025Full assessment
Status assessed by AI on 2 Sept 2026. Not editorially reviewed.editorial verificationDispute this →
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Evidence for (1)

  • Budget document7 Nov 2025
    “The 2026 Budget announces a concessional housing-loan scheme for migrant workers and a new contributory pension scheme, with Rs. 2 billion allocated initially from the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment.”

Evidence against (1)

  • Budget document7 Nov 2025
    “The reviewed 2026 Budget section on relief for Sri Lankans abroad describes the housing-loan and pension programmes, but does not announce an expatriate bond.”
Partly deliveredConfidenceHighMacroeconomy & IMF
NPP-2024-P-157

Introduce Point of Sales (POS) systems and digital invoicing to streamline VAT collection.

NPP 2024Manifesto source

Why this status: Partly delivered. The Inland Revenue Department introduced a legally binding revised VAT invoice format from July 2026, including API-based reporting to strengthen digital tax administration. That advances digital invoicing, but the evidence does not establish the separate Point-of-Sale rollout promised for VAT collection.

2 evidence sources · ird.gov.lk · latest 20 May 2026Full assessment
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Evidence for (1)

  • Gazette20 May 2026
    “The Inland Revenue Department says the revised VAT tax-invoice format became fully effective on 1 July 2026 and is intended to strengthen digital tax administration, including API-based reporting.”

Evidence against (1)

  • Gazette20 May 2026
    “The verified measure covers VAT invoice standardisation and API-based reporting; it does not establish the promised Point-of-Sale system rollout.”
Partly deliveredConfidenceHighMacroeconomy & IMF
NPP-2024-P-155

Increase the annual tax threshold for individual income tax from Rs. 1.2 million to Rs. 2.4 million and revise the tax rates and tax brackets on a fair basis.

NPP 2024Manifesto source

Why this status: Partly delivered. The 2025 Inland Revenue amendment increased personal relief from Rs. 1.2 million to Rs. 1.8 million and revised income-tax bands from April 2025, but it did not reach the Rs. 2.4 million annual threshold promised in the manifesto.

2 evidence sources · ird.gov.lk · latest 26 Mar 2025Full assessment
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Evidence for (1)

  • Enacted law26 Mar 2025
    “The Inland Revenue Department says the 2025 amendment increased personal relief to Rs. 1.8 million for the 2025/2026 assessment year and revised individual tax rates from 1 April 2025.”

Evidence against (1)

  • Enacted law26 Mar 2025
    “The enacted amendment sets personal relief at Rs. 1.8 million, below the manifesto target of Rs. 2.4 million.”
How assessments are made

One model assembles a fixed evidence file from statements and official documents. A second model assesses the promise from that evidence file, so it cannot choose the evidence that supports its own conclusion.

A promise without evidence remains unassessed. Assessments are automatically published, not editorially reviewed, and every rated promise includes its date, assessor, sources, and a route to dispute the record.