The Hon. Ajith Gihan
Ajith Gihan supported the Government’s ceremonial Budget, arguing that it is grounded in the NPP policy framework “A Prosperous Country – A Beautiful Life” and aimed at rebuilding a weakened economy. He said the Budget’s foundation is poverty reduction through strengthening production and services, while noting that Sri Lanka must improve its export performance to match faster-growing Asian economies.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, as we debate this ceremonial Budget of the Tenth Parliament, it is clear how responsible this Government is. In 76 years of parliamentary history, we now see a Budget grounded in plans for our future and for economic progress. In the past, after Budgets were presented, people fell from where they stood—poverty deepened—despite being given dreams.
¶ 02 A Budget must be based on where we are, what our foundation is, and where we must go. There is no magic here. We inherited a devastated economy, a country isolated in the world. This Budget is built on an economic foundation aligned with our NPP policy “A Prosperous Country – A Beautiful Life.”
¶ 03 Its base is ending poverty—by rebuilding the economy on production and services. Many Asian countries have surpassed us with robust growth. Yet Sri Lanka’s export sector last year...
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Cite as: The Hon. Ajith Gihan. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 25 February 2025. No. 1741258607035810. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/26636