Leader of the JVP Parliamentarian Anura Kumara Dissanayake commented on the economic programmes of the incumbent administration.
Chief Opposition Whip, Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that the economic strategies for the first generation was introduced by J.R. Jayewardene and Premadasa introduced the economic strategies for the second generation – and this is the economic plan for the third generation.
He added that what you referred to as “privatisation” was the sale of the entire system of industries owned by the state, while the government is paying the estate companies to pay the wages.
“So is the move towards privatization a success ?” queried the leader of the JVP.
He pointed out that this proposal was presented by the Prime Minister and Paskaralingam – and Paskaralingam said that through the privatisation of estates, massive profits will be achieved. But then attention was turned from privatisation to creating public enterprises.
“But look at what happened to the CTB”, he said
He went on to note that now the introduction a PPP or Public Private Partnership is being attempted but when thinking about it ,the private and public have become three pieces in one path.
He went on to explain that 80 percent of the Hambantota Port is being given to a Chinese Company and 20 percent for the Ports Authority, and that will not be a Public Private Partnership because 80 percent has been given to a private company.
He went on to explain that one company is the China Harbour and they requested it for 750 Million which is almost 60 percent but ‘you’ were in a rush for the money and offered them 80 percent for 1150 Million.
“So is this your strategy of developing the harbour ?”questioned the Chief Opposition Whip who went on to add that the Governor of the Central Bank emphasised that the rupee is depreciating.
“He said the rupee will stabilise after the Hambantota Port is sold for 1.2 Billion USD”, said Anura Kumara Dissanayake, eferring to the CBSL governor, adding that the governor hoped once those funds come in the rupee will be stabilised.
“Is Hambantota being developed ? You are stuck is a serious amount of debt. So in order to come out of that, you are selling all your assets. This is not something astounding”, said the Chief Opposition Whip.
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