The Hon. (Dr.) Harshana Suriyapperuma
Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma said Sri Lanka’s competitiveness has been constrained by high energy and finance costs, despite strong entrepreneurial capacity. He referred to the Government’s manifesto commitment to reduce energy prices by about 30 percent over time, and said measures on digitization and SVAT are intended to create a seamless process while supporting industries facing global challenges.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Chairperson, I will take this as the last clarification. Our competitiveness has long been hampered—not by lack of entrepreneurial creativity—but by high energy and finance costs, limiting competition against more competitive regions. That is why the Government’s Manifesto clearly committed to reducing energy prices by nearly 30 percent over time, enabling global and regional competitiveness. On digitization and SVAT, our goal is a seamless process, with coordinated measures to support these sectors. Decisions have been taken and plans laid to support industries as needed amid global challenges.
¶ 02 Thank you.
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