The government printed Rs 278 billion between October and December 2022

By Saman Indrajith

The government had printed 278 billion rupees in the last few months of 2022 and its claim that there was no money for elections was absurd, Opposition leader, Sajith Premadasa said in Parliament on Thursday.

“The government printed Rs 278 billion between October and December 2022. We need only Rs. 10 billion for elections,” he said.

“The government has tried to derail the local council elections 22 times,” the Opposition Leader said.