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Government’s Economic Policies and the
Housing Sector in Sri Lanka
Dr.B.M.S Batagoda
Director General
Department of National Planning
Government’s Economic Policies
• Maintain a higher economic growth
• Reduce regional disparities in development
• Reduce poverty incidence
• Maintain the fiscal deficit at tolerable level
• Maintain the BOP at satisfactory level
• Transform the economy to a knowledge and
technology based one
• Transform strategic public enterprises to efficient and
pro-active entities
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