IMF deal will be renegotiated under SJB government: Sajith

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BY AJITH SIRIWARDANA AND YOHAN PERERA

Parliament, Dec. 13 (Daily Mirror)- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal will be renegotiated under a future Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) government, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said today.

He told Parliament that they would reach an agreement with the IMF so as not to burden the people.

"We are going to renegotiate the IMF deal," he said.

The Opposition Leader said this while responding to a question by State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe, who asked whether the SJB wanted the support of the IMF.

Comments - 26

mohandev Wednesday, 13 December 2023 02:20 PM

Best is for Govt to clarify whether IMF will agree to renegotiation or cancellation by future Govt when they were approved by parliament majority. If not SL continues be under political mafia preventing FDIs, development

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Patriot Wednesday, 13 December 2023 02:24 PM

Thank God. There won't be an SJB government ever.

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Fernando Wednesday, 13 December 2023 02:26 PM

But the IMF may not understand your gibberish. Better speak with normal English.

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Nirujan Wednesday, 13 December 2023 02:35 PM

He said good comedy

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Bandara Wednesday, 13 December 2023 02:49 PM

Please go home...! We need educated opposition leader like Dr. Harsha De Silva.

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Adwani Thursday, 14 December 2023 09:19 AM

@Bandara - It was Harsha advised Sajith not to takeover from Gota. So there were none to takeover except Ranil.

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Be Fair Wednesday, 13 December 2023 03:05 PM

First, SJB need to be in Power. Now there are lots of IFs and BUTs and so many other stuff. Given that, IMF will not renegotiate

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Lucki Malli Wednesday, 13 December 2023 03:12 PM

You are only good for shouting from the sidelines.

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Ranga Wednesday, 13 December 2023 03:14 PM

SJB is becoming a bit of a joke

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Man Wednesday, 13 December 2023 03:44 PM

So, what is serious? The UNP?

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Sokrates Wednesday, 13 December 2023 03:56 PM

But then you also have to say where you want to get the money from if you don't want to burden people. The IMF doesn't care where the money comes from, the main thing is that it comes. Without concrete suggestions, your talk is pure election propaganda. Apart from that, neither you nor Ranil have a chance of winning any election in 2024.

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QUESTION TIME Wednesday, 13 December 2023 03:59 PM

WILL YOU GO AFTER ALL THOSE WHO BROUGHT THE COUNTRY TO ITS KNEES AS WELL?

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Lol Wednesday, 13 December 2023 04:18 PM

Samaaja janathavage booruwa

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Tissa Fernando Wednesday, 13 December 2023 04:20 PM

Day dreaming.

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Dee Wednesday, 13 December 2023 04:32 PM

One clown talks of power purchase the other of IMF. Neither of them know what they are talking of!

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Eper Wednesday, 13 December 2023 04:34 PM

Why depend on IMF.Pls use your brains and hard work and develop a debt free Lanka so that the future generations can live comfortably

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Harshana Wednesday, 13 December 2023 05:31 PM

We need the IMF until we work towards being debt free. The one way to get there is by increasing GDP and export earnings. That will take well over a decade. There are no magic recipes. If we work through the current painful IMF program there is hope to work through the current predicament, particularly as there is strict external monitoring as we can see from the first review.

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sunil Wednesday, 13 December 2023 05:57 PM

Which means IMF deal will stay intact because SJB is not going to come to power

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Gamini Wednesday, 13 December 2023 05:58 PM

This chap thinks IMF is like the constitution of SL, to be changed at the whims and fancy of politicians

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ROSH Wednesday, 13 December 2023 06:18 PM

This idiot needs to go back to school have basic education before go and make statement .

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Patriot Wednesday, 13 December 2023 07:27 PM

Renegotiating after 15 months will be an entire different picture with signatories to IMF agreements no where to be seen with IMF sticking to agreement and conditions what is signed now. It is just talking for the sake of talking.

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Spartacus Wednesday, 13 December 2023 09:11 PM

Stop the gallery talk. You guys have been talking for decades like this and today this country is a sespit. Talk and make statements like a professional and not like a fellow who drives a three wheeler driver.

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AJ Thursday, 14 December 2023 06:56 AM

Best is collect back the money looted by MR, first make him understand that he won’t be able to take them with him to the next world,whom he very close, and it’s virtue to save millions who voted him,who are suffering by malnutrition nomedication and heavy tax,due his sadistic looting,try that

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Nilmini Welivita Thursday, 14 December 2023 07:01 AM

SJB will make the sun rise from the west when they come into power. All talk no action party.

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Torry Thursday, 14 December 2023 08:20 AM

Visionary bankruptcy.

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Patcitz Thursday, 14 December 2023 08:47 PM

Whoever goes behind the IMF, would not be able to restructure the economy or relieve the nation' and its people from grievances they are facing but rather help deepen the difficulties further.

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