RW Budget 2023 provides no relief to the people or to the economy: Dayasiri

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The budget 2023 speech of the executive Finance Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was the same old grandiloquence the people in Sri Lanka have heard over the last couple of decades with no relief at all to the people or to the economy, the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) charged.

General Secretary of the SLFP, former minister Dayasiri Jayasekara said the biggest problem for 22 million Sri Lankans who expected some breathing space from the budget 2023 to their unending struggle for survival is how they endure further burdens, misery and sufferings for another full year until the end of 2023 as requested by Wickremesinghe.

Addressing the media at the party office, Jayasekara said Wickremesinghe while saying that he would avoid popular and politically beneficial proposals for short term political gains has asked the people to be patient until the end of 2023 and for a full recovery of the economy by 2048.

“Can the people of Sri Lanka who have undergone untold sufferings for the last two years wait another 13 months to have a sigh of relief promised by Wickremesinghe? Where are the changes promised by him ? Where is the relief promised by him?” he asked. (Sandun A Jayasekera)

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nimal Thursday, 17 November 2022 08:53 AM

and what, if anything are you able to propose, other than criticising

Lal Perera Thursday, 17 November 2022 03:22 PM

Correct you are! These are the games that cheap politicians play. This person is not different. As the saying goes "whats good for politics is bad for the country and whats good for the country is bad for Politics". Pls stop criticizing and do something to help get this country to it's potential glory.

bandara Thursday, 17 November 2022 08:54 AM

In those last two decades you and your party have also been in power. If you were able to offer nothing in those two decades juts keep your gap shut and enjoy the tax payer benefits provided

Spartacus Thursday, 17 November 2022 09:09 AM

He always makes it sound like he is the most cleverest out if the 225 with his statements.

No more tax man Thursday, 17 November 2022 09:44 AM

Privatization of SOEs is a help to poor. else poor people have to pay the losses as taxes. Be intelligent Mr minister

Jude Thursday, 17 November 2022 10:09 AM

Hey Daya you're stating the obvious!! Intact last 25 budgets were same theme!!

Adwani Thursday, 17 November 2022 11:45 AM

This blind beggar has not seen the vanishing queues for patrol and gas. The problem with the budget is that there is no room for beggars like Daya to still anymore.

Thimothy Thursday, 17 November 2022 01:50 PM

Get lost IDIOT

Lal Perera Thursday, 17 November 2022 03:26 PM

I wonder whether these people see these comments? If they do, at least now they should realize that people dont get fooled by such nonsensical statement made for cheap popularity.

Piyal Ratnayaka Thursday, 17 November 2022 03:45 PM

If you get ministries forth folio you will shut your foul mouth and praise the government like which Susil , Vidura and Wijedasa doing now ( they were criticizing government in large scale before they became ministers)

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