The Hon. (Dr.) Harshana Suriyapperuma - Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning
The Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning rejected the Opposition Leader’s claim that his earlier answers were contradictory, stating that Sri Lanka had agreed with the IMF to implement a cost-recovery method in line with existing systems and procedures. He also clarified that IMF tranche disbursement follows a formal sequence from Staff-Level Agreement to Executive Board consideration and decision, and said characterizing the timeline as a delay was inaccurate.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, the Hon. Leader of the Opposition suggested my answers were contradictory. They were not. I stated that the IMF discussions require implementing a cost-recovery method consistent with the country’s existing systems and procedures; this is not something novel. Sri Lanka has agreed to that, and the work proceeds accordingly.
¶ 02 On the tranche timeline, there is an established process: first, a Staff-Level Agreement is signed; next, it is submitted to the IMF Executive Board; the Board meets on a scheduled date and decides on the disbursement. Therefore, saying it was “delayed” in the sense implied is inaccurate; it follows that formal process.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Harshana Suriyapperuma - Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 May 2025. No. 1748426168056758. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21805