10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake

New Democratic Front· National List· 21 August 2025 ·Debate: Debate: Customs Ordinance Resolution and Related Regulations

Public Finance
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Ravi Karunanayake stated that money printing had previously been carried out unlawfully and asserted that Ranil Wickremesinghe, while serving as Finance Minister, also proceeded with it.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, on money printing — it wasn’t done legally before, and even Ranil Wickremesinghe, as Finance Minister, proceeded with it.

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Hansard, Thursday, 21 August 2025 ·No. 1757391500023637 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 August 2025. No. 1757391500023637. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/22629