CCC to review progress of government every year

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce will give a review of the progress of the government every year based on the Vision 2030 submitted to all political parties prior to the elections, Duminda Hulangamuwa, Chairman, CCC told a gathering of media personnel recently.

Hulangamuwa said they were independent in their views, that was why before the election the chamber issued the policy based Vision 2030 document which they expected that whichever government came they would follow it in the next 5 years. This will give the stability required and put the country on a growth trajectory.

“And we stick to that agenda. When the government was elected the chamber released a statement highlighting 10 salient points taken from that policy document as to what and which way we should go forward. We remain on that agenda and path and we would articulate that views and we would also give a review of the progress the government makes every year and that is what we told the political parties when we met them before the elections that we will review the progress of these policies and give a review every year in which way we are heading.”

He said the Chamber remained committed to the government following that process. The President has already expressed his views as to which way he wants the reform programs to continue and the engagement with the IMF and World Bank to continue.

“So the broader policy is to go through the process of reform and then bring macro stability and at the same time put the country on a growth path and in a more inclusive manner to see how we can bring all parts of the society into development process and how we can build a village economy and make the rural people also a beneficiary of this growth path.”

The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce launched its landmark policy document, ‘Vision 2030,’ designed to steer Sri Lanka towards sustainable and inclusive development by 2030 recently.

‘Vision 2030’ sets forth a five-year economic plan focusing on various sectors, each with targeted goals and strategic policy interventions aimed at transforming Sri Lanka’s economic landscape. Among the critical sectors it addresses are healthcare, agriculture, education, and logistics, while also emphasising key enablers like tax reforms, trade reforms, digitalisation and power and energy reforms.

Source: Daily News