Bandula accuses Government of wasting $US 4.3 Billion

Parliamentarian Bandula Gunawardena said that the current government wasted around $4.3 Billion to prevent the depreciation of the Sri Lankan Rupee.

The minister made the statement at a press conference today (28th March)

He further pointed out that although the Finance Minister promised to bring the purchasing value of the dollar down to Rs. 130 it still, to his knowledge, remains at Rs. 154.

The minister also said, the Hambantota harbour wouldn’t have had to be sold if the government hadn’t wasted a substantial amount of money trying to save the rupee from depreciating.