State Minister of Finance Ajith Nivard Cabral said that the reason for the current economic crisis in Sri Lanka is the COVID19 situation and the wrong economic policies of the Yahapalanaya government.

He was speaking at a special media briefing today (05).

"How did the economy of our country progress from 2015 to 2019? The growth rate which was 6.8 slowed down to 2.3. In 2020, we lost 66 days, during which time the growth rate dropped to -16.7, which is a serious concern," Cabraal added.