Country’s economy no longer under UNP: President

21 January 2018 07:38 am

The country’s economy would be managed by a the Economic Development Council headed by President Maithripala Sirisena from this year onwards, President Sirisena said addressing an election rally in Kegalle yesterday.

The President said that he had set up an Economic Development Council headed by him to manage the country's economy and he would look to bring down the cost of living and also protect local investors.

"During the past three years, I allowed the UNP to manage the economy. Still people are faced with economic hardships. From this year, I will take the economic management under me to grant people relief," he said.