5 July 2020 03:02 pm
UNP Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe today pledged to grant a package of concessions to people if his party was elected to office at the August Parliamentary Election.
Speaking during an election rally in Athurugiriya Mr Wickremesinghe pledged to introduce a system under which he said people would be allowed to pay utility bills in installments.
"The present government which initially said the people will be given a grace period to pay their water and electricity bills have now asked the people to pay bills of three months at once. However, a UNP government will allow the payment of these bills in 12 installments," he said.
Also he pledged to give a grace period of one year to pay back loans especially that of SMEs. He pledged to re start Enterprise Sri Lanka Programme if he elected to office on August 5.(Yohan Perera)