The Hon. (Dr.) Harshana Suriyapperuma
Clarified that a document had not been tabled because it contained market-sensitive information that must first be disclosed through a foreign exchange, after which it would be presented to Parliament. Stated that the Government is optimistic about next year’s GDP growth based on the current trajectory, but will provide projections after the 2024 final accounts are prepared, noting that the Government has been in office for only three months.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, you said we did not table a document. Let me clarify. There was sensitive information to be released to the market through a foreign exchange. After it is released globally, it will be tabled. That information becomes public to the entire world and therefore is not something the Opposition needs to give Parliament ahead of market disclosure.
¶ 02 Regarding next year’s GDP growth, we are well prepared. Given the current successful trajectory, we are more optimistic than preliminary figures. Once the final accounts for 2024 are prepared, we can provide our projections. Note that our Government has been in office only three months this year, not nine. We will provide forward projections thereafter.
¶ 03 Thank you.
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