Ashok Abeysinghe
MP Abeysinghe not firm on the closure of firms due to economic crisis
237,143 small and medium enterprises have been closed down within these three years alone [2020-22] due to the economic crisis.
Parliament of Sri Lanka YouTube channel | May 7, 2024
Posted on: 25 June, 2024
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MP Abeysinghe flies too low on foreign departures
500 individuals from our country go abroad on a daily basis. In the recent past, between 180,000 and 200,000 individuals per month have gone abroad. The reason why they go abroad is because it’s difficult to live in this country.
Dinamina | December 21, 2023
Posted on: 14 March, 2024
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MP Abeysinghe unrealistic on revenue estimates being unrealistic
…The [2023] budget presented this time is seeking the highest revenue in the entire history of Sri Lanka. Compared to last year, this year’s revenue shows an increase of 70%. In Sri Lanka, at no point has the revenue increased from year to year by more than 10%, 15% or 20%.... In the history of Sri Lanka have we ever generated a revenue figure that is in the range of LKR 3,000 billion? Every year, the revenue generated has been less than LKR 2,000 billion….
Parliament Hansard | November 21, 2022
Posted on: 20 January, 2023
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MP Abeysinghe well organised on organic agriculture statistics
There are only 16 countries in the world that have at least moved towards 10% organic agriculture. No Asian countries are among those 16.
Official Facebook page of Samagi Jana Balawegaya | October 26, 2021
Posted on: 17 November, 2021
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Minister Abeysinghe claims a healthy increase in health budgets
In 2010, LKR 53.1 billion was allocated for free healthcare; in 2015, we allocated LKR 139.5 billion. In 2016, [it was] LKR 174 billion. In 2019, an amount of LKR 194.5 billion were allocated.
Dinamina | August 22, 2019
Posted on: 22 October, 2019
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State Minister Abeysinghe on the right track about passenger transport
As of now, the number of passengers travelling by train is about 400,000… In [bus] passenger transport, the private sector does about 75%, and SLTB buses do 25%.
Divaina | June 24, 2019
Posted on: 7 August, 2019
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