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The Hon. Anura Kumara Dissanayaka - President

21 March 2025 ·Debate: Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage (Twenty-sixth Day) and Third Reading

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Anura Kumara Dissanayaka rejected claims that projected government revenues, including those expected from reopening vehicle imports, would not materialize. He challenged critics to identify any investor who had withdrawn after committing to Sri Lanka, arguing that unsubstantiated statements about investors leaving could undermine confidence and create instability.

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¶ 01 Statements were made that the government’s projected revenues this year will not materialize, and that reopening vehicle imports will not yield the expected revenues—creating uncertainty. It was also said that investors will not come, or are leaving. If so, name one investor who left after committing. Such claims signal to investors: “Don’t come to Sri Lanka; those here are leaving.” That breeds instability.

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Hansard, Friday, 21 March 2025 ·No. 1747297753031842 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Anura Kumara Dissanayaka - President. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 March 2025. No. 1747297753031842. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/15838