SJB MPs brief IMF on EFF amendments

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Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MPs Harsha de Silva, Eran Wickramaratne and Kabir Hashim briefed the IMF officials in Sri Lanka last night on the amendments their party seeks to make to the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) agreement which Sri Lanka has signed with the organisation.

“We had a long discussion with IMF Head of Programmes Sri Lanka, Peter Breuer and explained to him the amendments which a future SJB government intends to bring to the EFF agreement,” MP De Silva told the Daily Mirror.

“We presented our proposals in writing and the people will be able to know about these soon,” he added.

“We are not against the EFF agreement but what we intend doing is to ensure that the Sri Lankan people get quick concessions. The SJB has already made it clear that it is essential to make some amendments to the EFF agreements and we shall do it under our government,” he added.

This meeting comes amidst claims by President Ranil Wickremesinghe that it is not possible to amend the agreement with the IMF, the creditor nations and the international sovereign bond holders.

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joshua Thursday, 01 August 2024 09:35 AM

RW could have got a better deal from IMF, for the benefit of the people (Eg: lesser taxes), if all scam monies, stolen monies were recovered. He did not do any of those things and keeps protecting the perpetrators. So now he is getting their support too. It is the general public who is suffering whilst they lavish in the gold mine. Think before you vote.

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Onlooker Thursday, 01 August 2024 09:46 AM

Not surprising that President Ranil claims that it is not possible to amend the agreement, as cocky and arrogant Ranil claims he is above the SC rulings and he is the last word, and can be seen by his sniggering when he cracks dry jokes.

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This is reality Thursday, 01 August 2024 10:20 AM

Harsha

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Oswald Thursday, 01 August 2024 10:40 AM

Quick fixes for a deep rooted problem. Must be like black magic.

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Practical Citizen Thursday, 01 August 2024 10:57 AM

So, if the IMF do not agree with your amendment proposal you are not going to implement the ECC.

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Jega Thursday, 01 August 2024 12:17 PM

I think this is a new gimmick of SJB to fool the people. The governor and the minister along other advisors tried their best by having so many negotiations before coming to an agreement to have the best EFF deal. Do they think just because they had discussion for few hours IMF will change their position? One more cheap effort of Sajith and his follish MPs

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Jega Thursday, 01 August 2024 12:17 PM

I think this is a new gimmick of SJB to fool the people. The governor and the minister along other advisors tried their best by having so many negotiations before coming to an agreement to have the best EFF deal. Do they think just because they had discussion for few hours IMF will change their position? One more cheap effort of Sajith and his follish MPs

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