The Cabinet of Ministers have approved the domestic debt restructuring programme.

Accordingly, the proposed restructuring of the country’s local debts was approved at the special Cabinet meeting which concluded a short while ago.

Meanwhile, Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena issued a Gazette Extraordinary on Tuesday (27 June), convening the parliament on Saturday (01 July).

During this special parliamentary session, which will commence at 9.30 a.m. on Saturday, at the request of Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena, the proposal for domestic debt restructuring will be presented for adoption.