President Gotabaya Rajapaksa urges the citizens to fulfill their responsibilities by limiting the use of electricity and fuel during this challenging time.
The most serious issue we face in controlling the cost of imports is the rapidly rising fuel prices in the world market. Generally, more than 20 percent of our import expenditure is spent on purchasing fuel. In the last few months alone, fuel prices in the world market have more than doubled. This is the reason why the increase in fuel prices in our country was inevitable. Fuel is widely used in our country not only for vehicles but also to generate electricity.
This is why, I constantly took steps to discuss and encourage relevant agencies to use renewable energy sources as much as possible.
Therefore, by limiting the use of fuel and electricity as much as possible, the citizens too can extend their support to the country at this time. I hope that you will understand the responsibility lies with you at this challenging time.
