COLOMBO : With Samagi Jana Balawegeya (SJB) Opposition MP Dr. Harsha de Silva reiterating that he will not accept the Finance Minister portfolio under the present political conditions, The Morning announced here that Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is likely to take oaths as the new Finance Minister on Wednesday May 25, with President Gotabaya Rajapaksa acting as the Finance Minister until the new appointment is made.(Pix the Morning)
The crucial position still remains vacant, in the midst of the country’s most severe economic crisis since Independence.
The portfolio was offered to SJB MP Dr. de Silva on several occasions, although he has repeatedly stated that he is unwilling to take it up under the present conditions.
