Mahinda Rajapaksa speaks out on 2016 Budget
Former president Mahinda Rajapaksa condemned the new Government’s Budget in an acerbic address on Saturday, saying that it was “guaranteed to drag the country backwards”.
The following is his full statement.
I was happy to avail myself of this opportunity to address you on certain matters that I consider important in the budget for 2016. Before we can speak of the budget, we need to briefly examine the overall economic situation in th