The Ministry Of Finance had issued a new circular announcing tough measures to restrict government spending for essential services only .
The Circular had instructed the authorities to stop all new recruitments for the state sector and advised to suspend all overtime payments of those employees who had not covered over time duty ,The total Overtime payment received by a Government employee should not exceeds the salary of that person it has been stated .
Government had decided to import Chemical fertilizer and pesticides the imports which had been suspended recently according to Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Janaka Chakkumbura .
Due to the Government's Policy of using Organic fertilizer for crop cultivation in the country the importation of Chemical fertilizer and pesticides had been suspended since few months .However as Government has decided to import them again Minister Chakkumbura had requested the farmers to resume cultivation activities which suspended due to the shortage of Chemical fertilizer and pesticides .
Sri Lanka National Constructions Union had requested the Public to stop all Private Construction Work for a period of three months as a protest against the Price hike of Cement .
If the Government and the public can stop all the Construction work for a period of three months at this stage Cement Companies cannot sell Cement and the prices of Cement will be decreased as a result he has stressed ,
The Public Utilities Commission never given it's approval to increase the Electricity bill although the Ceylon Electricity Board had requested to increase the Bill on two occasions the President of the Commission Janaka Ratanayake has stated ,
There's no truth of the rumor's spreading in at present saying that there will be a 100 percent hike in Electricity bills Public Utilities Commission Chairman has stated. Electricity Bill will be increased accordance to a special mechanism not due to the recommendations of Politicians .
The Litro Gas Company which faced a severe Gas shortage had increased the Prices of all varieties of Domestically used LP Gas with effect from Midnight tonight (26).
Accordingly the Price of a 12.5 KG LP Gas Cylinder had been increased by Rs.2185 to Rs.4860 the Company has announced, The Price of a 5 KG LP Gas Cylinder had been increased by Rs.1081 to Rs. 1945 and Price of a 2.5 KG Gas Cylinder had been increased by Rs.506 to Rs.910 .
The 22 member Cabinet of the new government which was appointed yesterday (18) had assumed duties in the respective Ministries today (19) i...
