Presentation of the budget proposals concluded

November 21, 2011 at 9:18 pm | Lanka C News.

Presentation of the budget proposals concluded
President Mahinda Rajapaksa has concluded his presentation of the budget proposals for the year 2012, to the parliament.
Increasing the salaries of the government servants by 10%,removing the VAT from the buses imported for tourism,and providing Rs 500 million for the development of public health, are included in these proposals.
The budget debate is due to be commenced from tomorrow.

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