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Basil who said government cannot be intimidated through foreign aid has traveled to Brussels with PB – Opposition Leader |
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2009-10-02 | 12.05 PM |
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Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe says that parliamentarian Basil Rajapakse who said the government cannot be intimidated by foreign aid and the country could be developed without foreign assistance has traveled to Brussels with Finance Ministry Secretary P.B. Jayasundera.
The Opposition Leader made this statement at a meeting held in Weligama. He also challenged the President to present next year’s budget to parliament on November 5.
The Opposition Leader also said, “Even when the country’s economy was in dire straits during Sirimavo Bandaranaike’s time between 1970 and |
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1977 she presented a budget. Also, in 2000 when the economy was fairing badly, then President Chandrika Kumaratunge also presented a budget. Even during the 1953 harthal, then Finance Minister J.R. Jayewardene had the strength to present a budget. Therefore, I ask the President as to the reason for him not to present a budget on November 5.
“A budget reveals the relief provided to the people and details about the foreign loans taken by the country. It is also the best opportunity for the government to present its development policies, but the government is trying to avoid presenting a budget this time. This shows that the government is unable to anything.”
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