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First democratic leader of Justice the Godfather of the Sri Lankan Tamil Struggle: Honourable Samuel James Veluppillai Chelvanayakam

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Budget 2017: The good, bad and ugly


Featured image courtesy Rukshan Abeywansha/The Nation

RAISA WICKREMATUNGE on 11/16/2016

Mixed feelings prevail in the wake of Budget 2017 being presented in Parliament.

Overall, the Budget was fairly holistic in coverage, being broadly linked to Prime Minister Wickremesinghe’s statements to Parliament earlier this month, Chief economist at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce, Anushka Wijesinha said. The focus was on modernisation and innovation, social inclusion, investment and supporting the middle class.
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