Hon. (Prof.) Anil Jayantha
Hon. (Prof.) Anil Jayantha stated that the current arrangement was based on terms the previous Government had settled by 19 September, not an agreement signed by the present Government. He said the Government chose to proceed pragmatically rather than restart the process and incur additional national costs, with advisers indicating closure could be reached by December. He noted that about USD 1.7 billion in accrued interest had accumulated and said the objective was to minimize the burden on the public and revive the stalled economy.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, what exists is not something we signed. “In principle” refers to what the previous Government settled by 19 September. Our decision was whether to discard and restart, causing unnecessary national cost, or to proceed with a practical approach that minimizes burden on the people. Our advisers confirm that by December we can reach closure. About USD 1.7 billion accrued interest has already accumulated; we aim to minimize cost and lift the economy from where it was stalled, not follow your party’s policy note.
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Cite as: Hon. (Prof.) Anil Jayantha. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 December 2024. No. 1734424725051921. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/19584