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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 · Industry & Trade

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 deliveredConfidenceHighIndustry & Trade
NPP-2024-P-224

Implement a collateral-free loan scheme of up to Rs. 10 million for micro, small, and medium-scale entrepreneurs.

NPP 2024Manifesto source

Why this status: Government-backed collateral-free MSME credit is operating through the National Credit Guarantee Institution, with more than Rs. 4.027 billion granted by 2025. However, the public evidence does not verify the promised scheme’s specific availability of loans up to Rs. 10 million per entrepreneur.

1 evidence source · media.gov.lk · latest 7 Nov 2025Full assessment
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Evidence for (1)

  • Budget document7 Nov 2025
    “The 2026 Budget reported that more than Rs. 4.027 billion in collateral-free loans had been granted under the National Credit Guarantee Institution by 2025, with further credit guarantees planned.”

Evidence against (0)

None found.

Partly deliveredConfidenceHighIndustry & Trade
NPP-2024-P-166

Establish a new ‘relief bank’ to restore the economic activities of MSMEs and provide relief for outstanding loans.

NPP 2024Manifesto source

Why this status: The Central Bank and Finance Ministry have implemented SME debt-relief and recovery loan measures, including concessional lending and a new umbrella MSME framework. However, no new dedicated relief bank has been established, so the pledge is only partly met through alternative mechanisms.

2 evidence sources · cbsl.gov.lk, cabinetoffice.gov.lk · latest 12 Jan 2026Full assessment
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Evidence for (2)

  • Official release12 Jun 2025
    “The Central Bank advised licensed banks to provide further concessions to eligible SME borrowers seeking business revival.”
  • Official release12 Jan 2026
    “Cabinet approved a single umbrella framework for MSME credit programmes and planned RE-MSME PLUS and a disaster-relief loan scheme to assist about 130,000 entrepreneurs.”

Evidence against (0)

None found.

Partly deliveredConfidenceHighIndustry & Trade
NPP-2024-P-162

Simplify the complex tariff structure to increase customs revenue on a fair basis.

NPP 2024Manifesto source

Why this status: The tariff structure has been materially simplified: the 2026 Budget moved the Customs Import Duty bands from 0%, 15% and 20% to 0%, 10%, 20% and 30%, while the 2026 Customs guide records applicable national levies from 1 April 2026. This meets the structural-change part of the pledge. The available official evidence does not yet show that the reform has increased customs revenue or demonstrably achieved the promised fairness outcome, so it is not rated fully kept.

2 evidence sources · media.gov.lk, customs.gov.lk · latest 1 Apr 2026Full assessment
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Evidence for (2)

  • Budget document7 Nov 2025
    “The 2026 Budget proposes a four-band Customs Import Duty structure of 0%, 10%, 20% and 30% from April 2026 and a phased removal of para-tariffs.”
  • Official release1 Apr 2026
    “Sri Lanka Customs’ National Imports Tariff Guide 2026 states that the applicable national levies take effect from 1 April 2026.”

Evidence against (0)

None found.

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.