The Hon. S.M. Marikkar
S.M. Marikkar criticised the Government’s economic management, saying it had failed to apprehend wrongdoers or stabilise the economy. He stated that national debt had increased from US$ 93 billion to US$ 107.28 billion since Anura Kumara Dissanayake became President, and urged the Government to take credible measures to increase dollar earnings, reduce debt, restore investor confidence, and remove unnecessary barriers.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I will conclude briefly, Hon. Deputy Speaker.
¶ 02 You cannot catch the thieves, and you cannot fix the economy. You have three new years. At least now, understand reality, increase dollar earnings, and reduce debt. When Anura Kumara Dissanayake became President, the debt stock was US$ 93 billion; now it is US$ 107.28 billion. Not by doing great things, but by cosmetics like painting bus stands. Strengthen the economy with credible steps, restore investor confidence, ease unnecessary barriers, and increase dollar earnings.
¶ 03 Thank you.
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Cite as: The Hon. S.M. Marikkar. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 June 2026. No. 23707. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21598