Budget booster!
December 21, 2013
- President in Parliament tells Opposition to stop underestimating the Government’s economic policy
- Invites UNP and TNA to join forces to create national economic plan for development and reconciliation
- Claims Opposition criticism of Govt. borrowings is unfair
- Hails Govt.’s management of budget deficit to 36-year low
- 2014 Budget passed with 95-vote majority; UNP, TNA, JVP oppose
- By Ashwin Hemmathagama Our Lobby Correspondent
