Thursday, February 12

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A scorecard on government’s promises – did they pass or fail?
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A scorecard on government’s promises – did they pass or fail?

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe tends to boast about the current UNP lead National Unity Government’s achievements. But…., what about the promises made to the people before this government came into office during the run up to the 2015 General Election? How many promises did they make? We have 77 tasks listed down as promises given by the United National Front for Good Governance led by Ranil Wickremesinghe, the current Prime Minister. Two and a half years later, how many have they completed? – half? a quarter at least? 11 completed, another 11 in progress. Just 11 completed out of 11. Are they of ‘national importance’? Reformed the fisheries governance system and got the EU fisheries export ban lifted -ensured that Sri Lanka is eligible for GSP+ tax concessions. Exte...