• Says Prez taking steps to move country’s economic development process forward

State Minister Nimal Lanza said that the timely settlement of debt instalments by Sri Lanka was a victory for the government when all countries of the world are facing economic crises due to the pandemic.

He said this when he met a group of party activists in Negombo.

He said the present government led by His Excellency the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is taking steps to move the country’s economic development process forward.

Furthermore, he said the opposition tried to mislead the people by making various allegations regarding the vaccination programme and the anti-pandemic operations.

“But today a fast and successful vaccination programme is being implemented with the intervention of the health and defence sectors. The government continues to fulfil its responsibility to protect the people of the country. Vaccination is a priority for this purpose,” he said.

We have lost the tourism industry and the remittances sent by foreign workers. As a result, the income of the country has dropped drastically. In such a case, the government has built financial confidence by paying the loan instalments and interest on time. It is a positive aspect of the economic management of the country. 

• We have lost the tourism industry and the remittances sent by foreign workers. As a result, the income of the country has dropped drastically