General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister Duminda Dissanayake said thus “We discussed the 2017 Budget at length. We had also discussed matters with the President. Furthermore we as the parliamentary group convened for a separate meeting. The matters discussed were deliberated during a meeting with the Finance Minister and the Ministry officials. Accordingly we forwarded several proposals as the Sri Lanka Freedom Party group, ” in regard to 2017 budget.
Minister Dissanayake stressed that 2017 budget will be tabled by Minister of Finance Ravi Karunanayake, which includes proposals and suggestions provided by the SLFP. Minister Ravi Karunanayake will table the 2017 Budget in Parliament on Thursday.