Sri Lanka, Sept. 10 -- The announcement by the government to construct three expressways starting next year using domestic funds without foreign loans is misleading, concealing the actual financial and foreign exchange burden on the country, Sarvajana Balaya MP Dilith Jayaweera cautioned.

Domestic funds consist of taxes collected from citizens and borrowings from the local market rather than free money, Jayaweera stated in a issued release.

Government attempts to spend two trillion rupees on expressways would force raising money through higher taxes, cutting essential expenditure, or borrowing further from the domestic market, Jayaweera noted.

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