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The Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe - Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Colombo· 4 December 2024 ·Procedural: Ministerial Statement: Arrests for Spreading False Information on Social Media

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Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe clarified two points after his name was mentioned in the debate: that his father is Hon. Nihal Abeysinghe, and that the Government’s policy on the Debt Sustainability Analysis is to present and discuss an updated approach. He emphasized that there had been no statement suggesting an arbitrary change to the DSA.

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¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, my name was mentioned twice. I seek brief clarification.

¶ 02 First, my father is Hon. Nihal Abeysinghe. Second, regarding the Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA), our policy statement clearly says we will present and discuss an updated approach; we have not said we will change the DSA arbitrarily.

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Hansard, Wednesday, 4 December 2024 ·No. 1733893521018713 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe - Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 4 December 2024. No. 1733893521018713. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/25536