President Directed to Reduce Lottery Ticket Price Back to Rs 20

When President met Finance Minister Ravi  Karunanayake day before yesterday,  he has discussed  pros and cons of increasing lottery ticket price from Rs 20 to Rs 30  and instructed him to  reconsider it.

 In the meantime State Minister of Finance, Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena  announced today  that the President has directed authorities to reduce the Lottery Ticket price back to Rs 20.