Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena says necessary measures have been taken in this year’s budget to launch the government’s procedure to create a country with new hopes.

In his New Year message, the PM urged everyone to work together with dedication for a prosperous future in a disciplined and democratic society by helping to implement the challenging program of creating a new era in all economic, political, social and cultural fields.

He expressed gratitude to the challenging work done by the country’s farmers in the face of the food and economic crisis faced by the country last year.

We are determined to move the country towards a productive economy by empowering the new generation through innovative concepts with an entrepreneurial mindset, he said.

The prime minister’s full message is below:

Happy New Year!

Wishing all of you a prosperous and happy new year 2024.

The necessary measures have been taken in this year’s budget to launch the government’s procedure to create a country with new hopes.

In line with the last year, let us all work together with dedication for a prosperous future in a disciplined and democratic  society by helping to implement the challenging program of creating a new era in all economic, political, social and cultural fields.

In this New Year, I recollect with gratitude the challenging work done by our farmers in the face of the food and economic crisis faced by the country last year.

We are determined to move the country towards a productive economy by empowering the new generation through innovative concepts with an entrepreneurial mindset.

The recent past has led us to think a lot. Those diseases, disasters, economic and social crises are the ones we have not experienced in recent history. Let’s step into a new year enriched with new concepts in order to eliminate these adverse effects and not to bequeath them to the next generation.