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Udaya Gammanpila: CPC Losses
(www.factcheck.lk, 7/15/2021)
FALSE: Due to the fact that oil has continuously been purchased at high prices and sold at low prices, the accumulated loss for CEYPETCO, as at end 2020, is Rs. 331 billion - Udaya Gammanpila, Minister Gammanpila's Official ...
Ajith Nivard Cabraal: COVID-19 Expenditure
(www.factcheck.lk, 10/14/2021)
FALSE:The Government has spent more than Rs. 700 billion on controlling the COVID-19 pandemic and providing relief to people and that it is exactly half of the overall income of this country last year which was Rs. 1,380 ...
Ashok Abeysinghe: Organic agriculture statistics
(www.factcheck.lk, 11/19/2021)
TRUE: There are only 16 countries in the world that have at least moved towards 10% organic agriculture. No Asian countries are among those 16. - Ashok Abeysinghe, Official Facebook page of Samagi Jana Balawegaya, 26 October 2021
Nimal Siripala De Silva: Tea Exports
(www.factcheck.lk, 3/4/2021)
TRUE: Tea export volumes in 2020 declined by 9.2% or 27 million kilos to 265.5 million kilos from the previous year, whilst in value terms, the performance was down by Rs. 10.4 billion or 4.3% to Rs. 230.1 billion from ...
Patali Champika Ranawaka: Sugar and Fats Imports
(www.factcheck.lk, 4/1/2021)
TRUE: Compared to 2019, sugar imports have increased by 38% and oil and fat imports have increased by 237%.
- Patali Champika Ranawaka, Parliament Hansard, 11 February 2021
Anura Kumara Dissanayake: Yugadhanawi Kerawalapitiya Power Plant
(www.factcheck.lk, 10/28/2021)
TRUE:…Basil Rajapaksa in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, presented a cabinet paper and handed over these constructions [to convert the Yugadhanawi Power Plant into an LNG plant] to a US company [New Fortress Energy] ...
Harsha de Silva: Budget Deficit
(www.factcheck.lk, 5/13/2021)
TRUE: CBSL Annual Report states Sri Lanka's budget deficit for 2020 [was a] huge 11%. But it should be even higher at 14%. - Harsha de Silva, Harsha de Silva's Official Twitter, 1 May 2021