Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, in his capacity as Minister of Finance, presented the budget-2021 today in Parliament.
The highlights of the budget from the Business Times can be accessed through a live blog here
The full speech of the Prime Minister can be accessed here.
The second reading of the Budget will be from November 18 to 21. Sixteen days have been allocated for the Committee stage of the Budget from November 23 to December 10. The Third Reading will take place on Dec 1o.
It is the current government's first budget after the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna won national elections a few months ago.
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