The Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition
Sajith Premadasa argued that the Government has violated commitments in its policy document “A Prosperous Country – A Beautiful Life” regarding economic management. He said the promised new Debt Sustainability Agreement had not materialized and criticized the Government for continuing the previous administration’s IMF, bilateral, and bondholder arrangements, which he claimed place excessive burdens on ordinary people.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, I welcome the opportunity to speak on economic management—both macro and micro. Your policy document “A Prosperous Country – A Beautiful Life” made many promises constituting a social contract with the people. Today that contract is being openly violated.
¶ 02 You promised a new Debt Sustainability Agreement, but instead have embraced the previous Government’s highly burdensome IMF arrangement, bilateral terms, and agreements with international bondholders—adopting a stance inimical to ordinary people, shifting weight onto their shoulders. In short, the Government has become a puppet dancing to the IMF’s tune.
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