HON.
PRIME MINISTER’S ECONOMIC STATEMENT
IN
PARLIAMENT ON 27TH OCTOBER 2016
With regard to the current
state of the economy and the Way Ahead, I would like to recall the speech I
made in the House on the 05th of November 2015.
We can once again become
the resplendent nation we were under Manawamma and Parakramabahu. But it is a path
that must be pursued with determination, commitment and patience. Only then can
we create the country that we can confidently pass on to the future
generations.
At the time I made the
statement last year, I affirmed that our collective economic journey requires
revolutionary thinking, bold policies and initiatives that would transform Sri
Lanka into a vibrant and prosperous nation. The National Government started
work on a sound footing - by increasing the actual wages of the public sector
including those of general workers. This process stimulated domestic demand and
addressed the imbalance in income levels, the economic legacy inherited from
the previous regime.
