Budget Proposals-2017: Maximum Retail Price For 400 Grammes Milk Powder And 1 Kilo Gramme Chicken

Minister Of Finance Ravi Karunannayake who begun his Budget Speech one hour ago has announced a maximum retail price for 400 Grammes Milk Powder Pack and 1 Kilo Gramme Of Chicken Rs.295 and Rs.420 respectively.

The Finance Minister has also stated that to increase the local milk production government will import 15,000 milk cows  to Sri Lanka at a cost of Rs.400 million.10 Cows will be distributed per milk farmer to increase the milk production he has stressed.

A day before his budget speech Finance Minister has stressed that he will present a people's friendly budget today(10).

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Cabinet Approved A Proposal To Purchase A Private Land In Jaffna To Resettle Displaced Families

Cabinet has approved a proposal made by Minister Of Prison Reforms,Rehabilitation ,Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs D.M Swaminathan to allocate Rs.88 million to purchase a private land in Jaffna District to resettle families displaced due to the war.

Accordingly there are around 971 displaced  families who are still in welfare camps in Jaffna and out of them 682 families have been ifentified as landless families the authorities have stated.

Government is currently considering to resettle 220 displaced families in Jaffna and as the District has less state owned lands Minister Of Prison Reforms ptoposed to purchase a private land to allocate 20 perch each for every family authorities have further said.

Former Central Bank Governor Should Be Removed From Head Post Of Government's Economic plan-Health Minister

Former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran should be removed from the head post of government's five year Economic Plan due to the charges of  his involvment in Central Bank Bond Scam Issue the Minister Of Health and Cabinet Spokesman Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has stated today (09).

Addressing a Cabinet Briefing held at the Government Information  Department in Narahenpita Dr.Rajitha Senaratne has expressed his confidence that Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe will respectfully remove former Central Bank Governor from the head post of Economic Plan.

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