Bus,Three Wheeler And School Van Fares To Be Reduced As A Result Of Reduced Fuel Prices

As a result of the price reduction of

Petrol and Diesel came in to effect from last night ,Bus fares ,Three Wheeler fares and School Bus fares too are scheduled to be reduced shortly according to Bus ,Three Wheeler and School van unions .

Lanka Private Bus Owners Association is scheduled to meet with Minister of Finance Mangala Samaraweera and Minister of Transport Arjuna Ranathunge tomorrow (23)to discuss over the price reduction of Bus fares it has been revealed.

However All Ceylon Private Bus Trade Unions Federation has stated the Bus fares can be reduced by 4 to 5 percent within next week.

Three Wheeler Unions too should have consider to reduce Three Wheeler fares according to Self Employed Three Wheeler Association.

Meanwhile School Van fares are also due to be reduced in January it has been reported .

Lanka Indian Oil Company Has Also Reduced Petrol And Diesel Prices

Lanka Indian Oil Company (LIOC)Has

also Reduced the Petrol and Diesel prices with effect from midnight last night (21) coincides with Price reduction implemented by Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC)yesterday .

Accordingly LIOC has reduced the price of a Liter of Octane-92 and Octane-95 Petrol by Rs.10 ,price of a Liter of Auto Diesel by Rs.5 and Super Diesel by Rs.10.

As a result of the price reduction A Liter of Octane -92 Petrol is now selling for Rs.125, A Liter of Octane-95 Petrol Liter For Rs.149,A Liter of Auto Diesel for Rs.101 and A Liter of Super Diesel for Rs.121.

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Three Non Cabinet Ministers ,Seventeen State Ministers And Seven Deputy Ministers Had Been Sworn In Today (21)

Three Non Cabinet Ministers ,Seventeen State Ministers and Seven Deputy Ministers had been

sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena this evening (21) at Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

Accordingly Dr.Harsha De Silva(Minister of Common Facilities and Economic Reforms) ,Ajith.P.Perera (Minister Of Digital Infrastructure and Information Technology )and Sujeewa Senasinghe (Minister Of Science, Technology and Non Research)had been sworn in as Non Cabinet Ministers and Ranjan Ramanayake (State Minister Of Roads and Road Development),Vijayakala Maheshwaren (State Minister of Education )  ,Faisal Kaseem (Stae Minister Of Health and Nutrition )and Eran Wikramaratne (State Minister of Finance) were  among the seventeen State  Ministers sworn in today .

Among the seven Deputy Ministers sworn in today ,Anoma Gamage had been sworn in as Deputy Minister of Petroleum Resources Development and Palitha Thewarappperuma sworn in as Deputy Minister of Social Empowerment.

Reduced Soft Drink Sugar Tax Will Be Increased Again -Health Minister

The Soft Drink Sugar Tax reduced by Illegal Premier Mahinda Rajapkshe recently will be increased again soon according to Minister Of Health,Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Dr.Rajitha Senaratne. 

Addressing the Ministry Staff after assuming his duties as Health Minister at the Ministry Of Health this morning (21) Dr.Senaratne has stated he has introduced Sugar Tax to the Soft Drinks in view of protecting the people from non communicable disease Diabetes and Former Premier Mahinda Rajapakshe had reduced it as he has no knowledge on it's impact.

"I will increased the Sugar Tax imposed on Soft Drinks again .Has already informed on Sugar tax reduction to the President ,However he told not aware on this "Dr.Senaratna has said.

There's a drug shortage created in Countrywide and will take steps to solve it Health Minister has further said.

Prices Of Petrol And Diesel To Be Reduced From Midnight Tonight (21)

prices of Petrol and Diesel are due to be

reduced with effect from midnight tonight (21) Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe has today announced in Parliament .

Accordingly price  of a liter of  Octane -92 and Octane -95 Petrol will be reduced by Rs.10 ,A Liter of Auto Diesel will be reduced by Rs.5 and Super Diesel will be reduced  by Rs.10  .

The price reduction is being implemented as a result of the dropped prices of
crude oil in world market.