W.D.J. Seneviratne: Foreign and central government debt

Abstract

FALSE: At the time when Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa handed over the government, we had only 72% of foreign loans. However, soon after the Yahapalana government, when we came into power that percentage has been increased up to 96%. Therefore, we must say, it was during their 5-year tenure [Yahapalana government] have taken an enormous amount of loans. - W.D.J. Seneviratne, Hansard,15 November 2021