NPP will seek mandate to amend and continue IMF agreement: Vijitha

14 March 2024 01:20 pm Views - 1240

Colombo, March 14 (Daily Mirror)- The National People's Power (NPP) will seek a mandate to continue the IMF agreement after making amendments on conditions detrimental to the people, NPP MP Vijitha Herath said today.

He told a news conference that the NPP representatives met the IMF delegation this morning and briefed them on the NPP's stance on the agreement.

He said the NPP will go before the people and seek a mandate to remove detrimental proposals in the agreement such as exorbitant taxes, price hikes in goods and services and selling state property.

The MP said they briefed the IMF delegation on the actions to be taken with regard to the IMF agreement.

"It is good that the IMF team is aware of what the NPP government will do," he said.