PM cautions finance Ministry officials

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday cautioned finance ministry officials not to attempt to achieve through the United National Front Government’s budget the aspirations of those businessmen who were during the Rajapaksa-rule engaged in activities challenging the government policies after winning the confidence of MPs and Ministers. On receiving information about the deals of businessmen who carried out various types of activities during the former rule now attempting to achieve their aims through some Ministers of the present Government as well Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe referred to these overtures and warned the officials.

Explaining to the finance ministry

The public elect a Government and MPs not to do business but to implement policies in directing the country towards the correct path

officials he said further that the public elect a Government and MPs not to do business but to implement policies in directing the country towards the correct path, “and there should not be any room for challenging the decisions taken jointly by the two main parties” Quoting an example of a bilateral agreement by a group of businessmen, he said he would not allow any rackets mooted out with the support of two Ministers of the present Government. The Prime Minister also said that the Government of Good Governance would implement the future bilateral agreements through a committee headed by the State Minister of Enterprises Development Kabir Hashim.