Former President and current leader of the United National Party – Ranil Wickremesinghe has emphasised that candidates with experience in managing economic crises should be elected to Parliament in order to solve the country’s economic issues and move forward.
He said this while making a special statement earlier today (Oct. 17).
Mr. Wickremesinghe also said that the new government will face the challenge of increasing the state revenue to 15% of the Gross Domestic Product by 2027 when Sri Lanka will start repaying its foreign debt.
He added that an increase of one per cent in economic growth is required every year in order to reach that goal and emphasized that the next parliament needs an experienced team that will not shirk from their responsibilities.
The former President said that the group that worked with him to ensure the recovery of the country in the face of the economic crisis will run for the general election under the symbol of the gas cylinder. He added that in order for the parliament, which holds the financial power, to be strong, the ‘Cylinder’ symbol, should win.
