Joining the budget debate, Dr. Harsha de Silva, a Member of Parliament for the Budget, said that the country was in danger of going bankrupt by January, with only $ 140 million left in foreign reserves after paying off foreign loan installments and interest due by January next year.
Although the value of loan installments and interest payments due from February to October is $ 4843 million, we have $ 140 million at the end of this month, leaving the balance at $ 4700 million, so the country is in danger of going bankrupt, he said.