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Mangala Samaraweera

United National Party

"During the past 2 months, the rupee has appreciated by 2.5%."

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Daily News: 13 Mar 2019

True

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.

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Silumina: 3 Mar 2019

True

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.

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Daily News: 20 Feb 2019

False

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.

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Mawbima: 4 Feb 2019

False

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.

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Mawbima: 4 Feb 2019

True

Maithripala Sirisena

President

The absolute poverty ratio of the country has been reported as 6.7%...

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Independence Day Speech: 4 Feb 2019

Partly True

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.

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Mawbima: 4 Feb 2019

False

Anura Kumara Dissanayaka

Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna

“They [estate workers] spend 50 percent of their earnings on food."

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Daily News: 25 Jan 2019

True

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."

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The Island: 12 Jan 2019

False
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Harin Fernando

The highest amount of debt repayment has to be done in 2021 and in 2022

Mahinda Rajapaksa

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