18 October 2024 02:27 pm Views - 3106
He told reporters that what is important is to utilise loans in effective investments without robbing or defrauding the funds.
"We have never said we will run the government without obtaining loans. I challenge those who make allegations to prove where we have said that we will run a government without obtaining loans. We challenge whether the President, MP or any NPP leader had said so. Anura Dissanayake countinously said loans are not a 'crime'. We need loans. What is importanrt is to utilise loans in effective investments without corruption and robbing the funds. We will take loans if we want. But, we will never waste money. We will invest them in productive investments," he said.