Numerous taxes and fines proposed in the budget and passed by a majority in Parliament as a solution for the economic crisis confronted by the country are to be thrown on people’s heads this year, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna says.
Issuing a statement in view of the New Year, the JVP further said, “due to the debt crisis and dwindling foreign assets the rupee has depreciated resulting in an additional burden on the masses… On the other hand people will be further burdened due to the slashing of allocations for education, health and relief for farmers. In this way the New Year would bring many challenges for the common people.”
“They should join the political path that would lead to genuine victory for the people. They should determine to change the old political decisions and take new political decisions in the New Year. They should enter a new political journey that would take the country towards genuine victories and that would build a new society to replace the old deteriorating society. They should rally and join hands with steadfastness to build a massive people’s power, a people’s center. Then only the New Year would be a genuinely auspicious one,” the statement added.
