The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe
Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe said the Government would continue strengthening the economy during 2026–2028 while reducing the cost of living and supporting farmers. He noted that implementation of the 2025 Budget had been limited to about six months due to late passage and elections, and that pending capital projects were at tender, procurement, or negotiating committee stages, with efforts planned to maximize execution in the next two months. He urged the Opposition to engage substantively in the Budget debate and argued that the Budget was intended to benefit the whole country.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Thank you.
¶ 02 We will continue strengthening the economy in 2026–2028 while easing the cost of living and supporting farmers. We spent only about six months implementing the 2025 Budget due to late passage and elections. Some capital projects are in tender or international procurement, or before Cabinet-Appointed Negotiating Committees; in the next two months we aim to maximize execution towards 100 percent.
¶ 03 To the Opposition: if we listen only to your lament, we cannot discuss the Budget. Come to the debate substantively, for the schoolchildren watching and for the people listening live.
¶ 04 Let me conclude with a Dhamma simile: Do not try to clean the entire dirty earth; wear sandals and walk. Likewise, while we clean society, we will proceed steadily. No matter how much mud is thrown at a good Government, it will not stick. Like a chip carved from sandalwood, even that chip is fragrant. This Budget serves even the Opposition and the whole country. Thank you, Hon. Speaker.
¶ 05 Hon. Speaker
¶ 06 Next, the Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake.
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Cite as: The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 November 2025. No. 22753. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/20493