Budget totally aimed at borrowing: Vijitha

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The burden is on the people. This is what the budget 2021 is all about

By yohan perera

Budget is totally aimed at borrowing. Government intends borrowing Rs 3,000 billion (Rs. 3 trillion) in 2021. It had borrowed Rs 2,000 billion (Rs. 2 trillion) in 2020. Sri Lanka’s total debt services are Rs 13.2 trillion. With the borrowings of 2020 and 2021, it will be Rs 17. 2 Trillion. The burden is on the people. This is what the budget 2021 is all about.

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