Sri Lanka President Urges Budget Priorities for 2026

Sri Lanka President urges budget priorities for 2026

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has urged officials to prioritize digitalization, strengthening public transport and integrating rural communities to the economy, when making the 2026 budget. A circular had been given to spending agencies to submit proposals within allocated expenditure limits by the end of July official had told President, a statement from the President’s media office said. President had “instructed o…

Sri Lanka President sets 2026 Budget priorities focused on digitalization and rural development

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held a key discussion this afternoon (July 16) at the Presidential Secretariat with officials of the Ministry of Finance regarding the preliminary framework and development direction of Sri Lanka’s 2026 Budget. During the meeting, the President reviewed the current progress of budget preparations. Finance Ministry officials informed him that the circular calling for budget proposals has already been i…