Hon. Ravi Karunanayake,— To ask the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development,— (1)
(a) Will he inform this House of the —
(i) total value of the GDP of Sri Lanka in Sri Lankan Rupees (SLR) and United States Dollars (USD) along with the growth rate for the past 20 years, separately;
(ii) expected GDP growth and the growth rate projection for the next 5 years, separately;
(iii) total value of exports in SLR and USD along with its percentage of GDP for the past 20 years, separately;
(iv) top twenty export commodities of Sri Lanka;
(v) total earnings from services in USD for the past 10 years, separately; and
(vi) top ten service sectors generated USD for Sri Lanka?
(b) Will he also inform this House of the —
(i) amount of the USD earned are kept overseas;
(ii) official period for which USD can be retained overseas; and
(iii) action initiated against individuals or entities retaining money overseas violating of exchange control regulations?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2025-04-11
Asked by
Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, M.P.
Ministry
Finance, Planning and Economic Development
Legislature
Tenth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
First Session
The answer is given in sinhala language.
Answered Date
2025-05-08
Answered by
Hon. (Dr.) Harshana Suriyapperuma, M.P.
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