Minister Gunawardana lands on right conclusion with wrong logic and numbers
The foreign loans obtained to construct the expressways and have not been repaid yet amount to Rs. 800 billion. The annual profit [from expressways] is Rs. 5 billion. Even if we continue to earn a profit of Rs. 5 billion in this way, it will take us 160 years to repay this debt.
Bandula Gunawardana’s Facebook Account | April 8, 2024
Posted on: 18 July, 2024
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