The Hon. Nishantha Perera
Nishantha Perera stated that the Government had increased foreign reserves to USD 6.5 billion by building confidence and attracting dollars while saving rupees. He said the administration was practising fiscal discipline, citing the President’s return of unspent foreign travel funds, and argued that tax revenue was being directed to education, health, and rural roads.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Please allow me 30 seconds, Madam Deputy Chairperson. We increased reserves to USD 6.5 billion by building confidence. Dollars are coming; we are saving rupees. The President even returned unspent foreign travel funds to the Treasury. We are frugal. Those tax monies are allocated to education—Rs. 619 billion—and health—Rs. 604 billion—as well as rural roads. That is how we use taxes. Thank you.
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Cite as: The Hon. Nishantha Perera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 June 2025. No. 1751600792021434. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/1938