18 November 2020 01:21 am
The Budget, which was presented to Parliament yesterday was totally aimed at borrowing, National People's Power (NPP) MP Vijitha Herath said.
"The 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, he said.