Mangala Samaraweera
Minister of finance mostly correct on macroeconomic indicators
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…macroeconomic indicators showed positive trends with the country’s $7.6 billion foreign reserves,
Daily News | May 6, 2019
Posted on: 25 June, 2019
Partly True
Minister Mangala Samaraweera: correct on rupee appreciation
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"During the past 2 months, the rupee has appreciated by 2.5%."
Daily News | March 13, 2019
Posted on: 11 April, 2019
True
Minister Samaraweera is correct: Sri Lanka’s ranking in the World Press Freedom Index has increased by 34 places
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Sri Lanka’s rank in the World Press Freedom Index has moved from 165 to 131
Divaina | September 28, 2018
Posted on: 12 October, 2018
True
The Minister of Finance stated that tax income on cigarettes had reduced by Rs.18 billion due to reduced cigarette sales; the data proves him wrong.
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A tax income of 1,800 crore (Rs. 18 billion) has been lost due to reduced cigarette sales.
Lankadeepa | September 12, 2018
Posted on: 4 October, 2018
Blatantly False