NPP manifesto will reduce state revenue by Rs 200 billion: President

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Colombo, August 28 (Daily Mirror) - Pledges made by National Peoples Power (NPP) if implemented will reduce annual state revenue by Rs 200 billion, President Ranil Wickremesinghe said yesterday.

Speaking during a rally in Mawanella, Mr. Wickremesinghe said the tax reductions pledged by the NPP manifesto will result in a fall of the Sri Lankan economy.

“The country is travelling across a suspension bridge. However, the NPP if elected will cut down the bridge. The country’s economy will fall in such an eventuality,” he said.

“I also read the NPP manifesto. It took me three days to read it. It will take you three months to finish reading it. Don’t bother to read it but use your vote intelligently,” he told the people at the meeting.

Also he announced that his manifesto named ‘Puluwan Sri Lanka will be launched on Thursday August 29, 2024.

Comments - 55

Ranjan Wednesday, 28 August 2024 10:39 AM

Mr President, Not really. Once the eradication of corrupt politicians from Phottuwa who are with you it will have a better revenue

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David Greene Wednesday, 28 August 2024 11:48 AM

Sir. If it took you 3 days to read the NPP manifesto but still did not understand. You are senile and should do a Biden and retire from politics.

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Gamini Wednesday, 28 August 2024 12:01 PM

when as any politician eradicated corruption within their political fraternity. Every election, every President has said this, only to get more corrupted than the previous one

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Palit Wednesday, 28 August 2024 10:41 AM

Sir you please concentrate on your campaign and not WORRY bout other manifesto. What ever you are uttering now will only be detrimental for your campaign.....

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Voter Wednesday, 28 August 2024 10:48 AM

Your waste, corruption and nepotism (family members of politicians are sent as ambassadors and consul generals and keep on extending) siphoning off Rs. 500 billion annually. Even after reducing 200B we’ll be 300B better off under NPP corruption free admin…

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APPUHAMY Wednesday, 28 August 2024 10:50 AM

They can recover by reducing the ministers

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Tissa Fernando Wednesday, 28 August 2024 10:51 AM

As the end is looming, trying his utmost to discredit AKD.

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Tilak Wednesday, 28 August 2024 10:55 AM

let's get ready for aragalya -2

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joshua Wednesday, 28 August 2024 11:06 AM

The amounts robbed is much more. Just show your manifesto without wasting time analysing other's manifesto. Is your manifesto being prepared by IMF?

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Mithun Wednesday, 28 August 2024 11:09 AM

Expenditure on RW’s 92 advisers, personnel secretaries expenditures will be cut off. Like that there will be a lot.

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Gunapala Wednesday, 28 August 2024 04:40 PM

How many translators and interpreters AKD will employ?

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Kenneth De Kauwe Wednesday, 28 August 2024 11:20 AM

On what basis does he think that others will take 3 months to read it, whilst he was able to read it in 3 days?

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Rogue Wednesday, 28 August 2024 11:21 AM

As if you would have anything nice to say. You will say anything to create confusion to stay in power. Time to Go Home old man.

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Ara Wednesday, 28 August 2024 11:25 AM

Less money to steal people's taxes

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Janaka Wednesday, 28 August 2024 11:25 AM

You RW not should look after other manifesto just forward your one. People not ready to read or bother about your promise we have experience about you and your meaning less specches

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Sunil Wednesday, 28 August 2024 11:28 AM

They will bring back all stolen money from your friends Mr.Rsnil

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Tilak Wednesday, 28 August 2024 12:03 PM

keep dreaming buddy

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sobers Wednesday, 28 August 2024 11:31 AM

Under NPP, they will curtail benefits and heavy expenditures on politicians, atleast reduce corruption and bribery. They will bridge the difference.

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johan Wednesday, 28 August 2024 11:32 AM

When they prune all unnecessary govt. expenses and corruption is stopped this is not that much difficult to set off against this revenue loss.But they try to give more concession to poor masses to bail out them from the present crisis.They have a long time plan unlike Govts. had only interim plan by borrowing more and more but no plan for repayments

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Chris Wednesday, 28 August 2024 11:47 AM

How will they prune and at the same time retain the failed State sector. AKD is full of talk. Will be worse that Gota hundred times over.

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johan Wednesday, 28 August 2024 01:26 PM

They have already identified the recurrent expenditures those have to be removed and pruned.But they should be given majority in Parliament as well.This will bring a saving to treasury. Hope you and I will have better life than before.

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Wild fox ranil mentally ill now with the progress of NNP Wednesday, 28 August 2024 11:42 AM

Your crowed shows, you will be big looser after washing rajapaksas asses keeping the 96 big thieves around you Mr. Fox president Sri Lanka

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pradeep Wednesday, 28 August 2024 11:46 AM

How much money your henchmen and supporters have stolen form our economy from 1976 ? I am sure it is more than hundred times of 200bn, which finally push this country to bankruptcy. Please let people to decide the fate of our future. We have seen enough of you.

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Dee Wednesday, 28 August 2024 11:46 AM

So don’t worry, after the next aragaley (which will be a deadly one), you will be asked to take over and recover the country again!

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Upulpb Wednesday, 28 August 2024 11:52 AM

Ninety odd advisors are costing us over a 200 million a month Mr President. There are so many ways to cover any shortfall. Btw nice to know that you had time to study the NPP policy statement

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Don Wednesday, 28 August 2024 11:55 AM

How many billions lost by your Central Bank robbery, sugar robbery, medicine robbery etc. How about tax to be collected from liquor companies? Are you asking people to vote you to continue your and your friends robbery? NPP will find money from other areas to give people a better life. Wait until tax avoiders are taxed. Wait for your jail term as well because Prime Minister actions does not attract any legal immunity.

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Prof Maheepala Wednesday, 28 August 2024 11:55 AM

But NPP will reduce the corruption and looting, thus will bring in more than 200 billion surplus to the economy. Dear RW pls don’t fool us anymore.

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mnsmart Wednesday, 28 August 2024 12:14 PM

When can you 'Puluwan" to give Passports to the needy citizens?

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Ranga Wednesday, 28 August 2024 12:19 PM

I partially agree Increasing the tax threshold to 200,000 instead of lowering to 50k with much lower tax bracket is perhaps the worst idea this far Recepy for bankruptcy again

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Sam Wednesday, 28 August 2024 12:23 PM

Not sure what you did for 45 years, last time you lost your seat too. It's better if you retire with respect.

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powerless Wednesday, 28 August 2024 12:27 PM

Please concentrate on your manifesto. Yu have no business to criticize others manifesto. your action only indicates your weakness

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"Stop the Freebie Fiesta: Time to Trade Our Old Bus Driver for a GPS!" Wednesday, 28 August 2024 12:34 PM

Hey there! Are we really handing out freebies and pork barreling like it’s a clearance sale at a dollar store, without even checking the price tags? Let’s stop the fearmongering! We all know we’re in a bit of a financial pickle, but it’s time to bring in some fresh thinkers to steer the ship. No more old-timers with dusty playbooks telling us how to run things! Let’s kick the old bus driver to the curb and get someone behind the wheel who actually knows how to navigate the potholes today.

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Dilakshan Seneviratne Wednesday, 28 August 2024 12:40 PM

This guy is definitely living in another world. After inaction for 2 years to grow the economy he has opened his stupid mouth again. Revenue comes from growth and that is what the NPP policy is about. The irony for this country is that there are still a few stupid people who swallow this garbage.

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Priyal Wednesday, 28 August 2024 01:20 PM

You first need to stabilize before growth. Anyone who has run their own business would know that. One does not need to be a rocket scientist to know that.

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Dilakshan Seneviratne Wednesday, 28 August 2024 04:36 PM

Correct. But stabilisation occurred not because of RW. Oil prices which went up by 8 times during GR era, came down to normal after GR left. Also, SL stopped paying loan instalments and interest. Imports were reduced. These are logical steps that any businessman would have done, isn’t it? Revenue increased thereafter with taxes up, killing the middle class. Wasted revenue on unwanted expenses and corruption. No incentives for growth at all.

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Dee Wednesday, 28 August 2024 01:32 PM

Growth my A..!

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Gamini Wednesday, 28 August 2024 02:04 PM

what growth is NPP talking about? what action plan for growth do they have? Striking, protesting, keeping away from work, doling out tax payers money to buy votes are NOT growth strategies for growth

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Dilakshan Seneviratne Wednesday, 28 August 2024 04:39 PM

Cynicism without reason? Gives some satisfaction? That’s ok, but read NPP policy document now available and try to understand how this country can be taken forward. Then talk or write or whatever.

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Willows Drive Wednesday, 28 August 2024 12:40 PM

Easily this cn achieve by cutting of unnecessary expenditures by cutting perks of the225 1

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Nihal S Wednesday, 28 August 2024 12:45 PM

You are right. Probably more, if AKD travels like you and keep closed eye on corruption as you have been. We can trust AKD more than you surrounded by all corrupted people from Rsjapakse team at this time.

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sam Wednesday, 28 August 2024 12:54 PM

Loss will be recovered via other means, such as corruption, looting, reduction of state expenditure etc

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Daya Wednesday, 28 August 2024 01:00 PM

Cheap politics.

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Lasantha Wednesday, 28 August 2024 01:06 PM

Each candidate has every right to compare and comment each others manifestos. And if there is bullshit in it let it be called out. If intellectual property has been stolen show it up. If this is not done the voters would be hoodwinked by the gloss and sweet wording in the documents. Hope we all remember GR's manifesto put together by Viyath Maga!

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Jolly Seeya’s talk show Wednesday, 28 August 2024 01:19 PM

You are just another of those useless politicians we had since independence. Can not think on your own but always waiting for advisors from abroad

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Lionel Perera Wednesday, 28 August 2024 01:19 PM

You have taken three days to read NPP manifesto and others take three months This shows your arrogance and ignorance, There are far educated people in the country

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Adwani Wednesday, 28 August 2024 01:43 PM

When we had war in the North, those in cool city of Colombo enjoying all the facilities used to gossip and say the war can be won easily. But Late Mr. Denzil Kobbekaduwa lost his life along with other majors and soldiers. When Rahul Ghandhi took revenge on Prabha and finished the LTTE, those who were near and dear took credit and fooled the nation with a slogan of "Yuddha Dinuwa". NPP which has No Proper Planning are talking like winning the war. I have a simple question for Anura when Yuddha took place where were you?????

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saman Wednesday, 28 August 2024 01:45 PM

Ranil, so you admitted that NPP will win the presidency. Analyzing the Rs. 200.0 billion loss or shortfall that you quote, do you know 1) if NPP stop looking after the ex presidents and the widow the amount of billions they will save, 2) if they contain the cost to maintain the president (now its you) how much can they save, 3) when they stop the corruption and wastage the savings, 4) collect the unpaid taxes from liquor factories, casino owners and their related businesses, and 5) collect unpaid or underpaid taxes from businessman with strong ties with the government, NPP will end ups with a surplus to balance the budget, my dear.

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jaya Wednesday, 28 August 2024 01:46 PM

I don't think Ranil has read NPP manifesto at all. . perhaps one of his close associates might have read it for him! As usual he is trying to create a fear psychosis among masses by telling pseudo estimates on state revenue. This is certainly a bogus calculation!

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Roshanaly Wednesday, 28 August 2024 02:35 PM

How much your government will loose by increasing the Teachers and Principal salaries?

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Sambo Thursday, 29 August 2024 07:54 AM

The public knows that you jack of all trades and muster of none. Because you have proved your self for forty odd years that we are bankrupt country today. Keep your statistics for you self. Now it is too late. The people have decided.

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Sanga Thursday, 29 August 2024 08:52 AM

You should retire old man

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Gona Thursday, 29 August 2024 01:26 PM

Why is he worried? When there is no corruption, less revenue is not going to hit the economy. It favours the citizens. Now what Ranil does is he squeezes the throats of citizens to collect unbearable taxes and spending those to award mega contracts to his cronies and bed mates.

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Ian Bertus Thursday, 29 August 2024 02:42 PM

So what is Rs. 200 billion compared to the provision of 1.5 billion US $ for the Armed Forces? This figure can easily be recouped by cutting down Government expenses that we cannot afford. The problem why we need a change of people is because Ranil wants to find money to sustain the current wasteful expenses that are useless. Ranil's economic policy is to find mony to sustain the useless infrastructures that are a burden to the larger masses. The Malimas thinking is to do away with waste and unnecessary expenditures.

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KEEP HALUCINATING AND WAKE UP TO FIND ANURA HAS TAKEN YOUR PLACE Friday, 30 August 2024 01:20 AM

MOUTHING OFF WHILE IN A TRANCE. PEOPLES POWER DOES NOT GIVE A RATS TAIL ABOUT ANURA'S PAST, SOME PEOPLE CHANGE AND IT IS EVIDENT HE HAS TURNED OVER A NEW LEAF AND THE PEOPLE ARE PREPARED TO GIVE HIM A GO AS YOU HAVE DONE SWEET NOTHING FOR THE MAJORITY OF VOTERS DURING YOUR DECADES IN POLITICS. THE VOTERS ARE SICK AND TIRED OF YOUR ELECTION SPINS. WHY DIDN'T YOU RUN UNDER THE ELEPHANT SYMBOL THE QUESTION THE MAJORITY WANT ANSWERED!!, WHY RUN UNDER A GAS CYLINDER SYMBOL, YOUR STUPIDITY WILL BLOW UP IN YOUR FACE, AS THE GAS CYLINDER WILL BLOW UP ON THE 21ST ENDING YOUR POLITICAL JOURNEY.

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Sambo Friday, 30 August 2024 07:55 AM

What a magician you are.

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