
Mangala Samaraweera
United National Party
"During the past 2 months, the rupee has appreciated by 2.5%."
Daily News: 13 Mar 2019

Harshana Rajakaruna
United National Party
As a whole, 95% of MPs have spoken [in parliament in 2018]. It is only 5% who haven't spoken.
Silumina: 3 Mar 2019

Rajitha Senaratne
United National Party
We have acted appropriately against the use of tobacco and imposed a 90% tax on tobacco in an attempt to reduce tobacco usage.
Daily News: 20 Feb 2019

Sagala Ratnayake
United National Party
Last year the allocation for the education and health sectors in the country made up 25% of the total budget.
Mawbima: 4 Feb 2019

Nalinda Jayathissa
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
The tea industry adds $1.5 billion to the economy of this country and the rubber industry adds $0.8 billion.
Mawbima: 4 Feb 2019

Maithripala Sirisena
President
The absolute poverty ratio of the country has been reported as 6.7%...
Independence Day Speech: 4 Feb 2019

Rajitha Senaratne
United National Party
Within the world healthcare system, the fact that the best health service is provided by Cuba and Sri Lanka has been accepted by the World Health Organization.
Mawbima: 4 Feb 2019

Anura Kumara Dissanayaka
Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
“They [estate workers] spend 50 percent of their earnings on food."
Daily News: 25 Jan 2019

Mahinda Rajapaksa
Leader of the Opposition
"In the past four years, the UNP-led government has borrowed the equivalent of 50% of the total national debt that was outstanding as at the end of December 2014 from the loans taken in the six decades after gaining independence in February 1948. Even though the UNP claims to be taking loans to repay the loans taken by my government, if the debt was being incurred only to pay off previous debts, the total outstanding debt in the country cannot increase."
The Island: 12 Jan 2019