The Hon. Ravindra Bandara
Ravindra Bandara asked the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development to provide year-wise details of currency printed or minted from 2015 up to the 2024 Presidential Election. He also requested breakdowns by Minister of Finance and by President, and asked whether any period involved uncontrolled money printing and what adverse effects resulted from such practices.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 asked the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House - (i) the value of currency printed/minted since 2015 up to the date of the 2024 Presidential Election, year-wise in rupees; (ii) the value printed/minted under each Minister of Finance during that period, in rupees; (iii) the value printed/minted under each President during that period, in rupees; (iv) whether there was any span in that period when currency was printed/minted without control; and (v) the adverse effects of printing money without control? (b) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. Ravindra Bandara. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 May 2025. No. 1748426168056758. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21765