10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

The Hon. Sunil Handunnetti

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Matara· 22 October 2025 ·Papers: Ministerial Statements: Poverty Alleviation and Industry Development

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Sunil Handunnetti stated that doubts among entrepreneurs about the Government’s economic policy and the balance between the State and private sector had been addressed. He said reforms of State-owned enterprises are being pursued without political interference, while acknowledging decision-making delays as an issue to be resolved to support investors. He added that the Government’s general SOE policy had been explained and that specific responses had been provided on the sugar sector.

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¶ 01 Hon. Member, thank you for the clarifications. If there were earlier doubts among entrepreneurs about our economic policy and the State–private sector balance, they no longer exist. We are pursuing reforms in SOEs without political interference—decision-making delays remain a challenge we are addressing to facilitate investors. Your questions on our general SOE stance were answered with policy references; on sugar specifically, I have provided concrete replies.

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Hansard, Wednesday, 22 October 2025 ·No. 22638 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sunil Handunnetti. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 October 2025. No. 22638. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12341