The Hon. Sajith Premadasa

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Colombo· 20 March 2026 ·Adjournment: Adjournment Debate (Continuation): Effects of Current Global Situation on Our Economy

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Sajith Premadasa criticized the Government for reversing its stance on QR code use and reiterated several Opposition proposals. He called for using excess Treasury balances for a tourism stimulus, providing tax relief and salary increases to reduce brain drain, renegotiating the IMF programme, and immediately implementing poverty relief measures.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, they mocked the QR code then; now they want everyone to follow it. Let me also repeat our concrete proposals: deploy excess Treasury balances for a special tourism stimulus; curb brain drain with tax relief and salary increases; renegotiate the IMF programme; and immediately implement poverty relief.

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Source: Hansard, Friday, 20 March 2026 ·No. 23396 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sajith Premadasa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 March 2026. No. 23396. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8409