Sabry over charges past governments on tax collections
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It [tax revenue as a percentage of GDP] decreased over time, under all these governments [every government since 1981] and today it has collapsed to a value of 8.7%.
Asian Mirror YouTube channel | May 4, 2022
Posted on: 9 June, 2022
Partly True
MP John Seneviratne thrice muddled on debt increase claim.
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At the time when Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa handed over the government, we had only 72% of foreign loans. However, soon after the Yahapalana government, when we came into power that percentage has been increased up to 96%. Therefore, we must say, it was during their 5-year tenure [Yahapalana government] have taken an enormous amount of loans.
Parliament Hansard | November 15, 2021
Posted on: 16 December, 2021
False