Targets set by IMF must be reasonable and achievable – Eran

 

SJB parliamentarian Eran Wickramaratne says that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) targets on Sri Lanka’s primary balances needs to be revisited by providing a longer period to achieve the target. 

Primary balance has been created only 4 times since Sri Lanka’s independence; twice in the 1950’s and in 2017 and 2018, he said. 

“However, IMF targets on primary balances needs to be revisited by providing a longer period to achieve the target.