ECONOMYNEXT – A supplementary estimate of 500 billion rupees will be made to parliament to get extra funds Cyclone Ditwah linked spending in 2026, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said. For 2025, a supplementary estimate of 50 billion rupees will be made, President Dissanayake told parliament Friday. The government plans to spend around 72 billion rupees in Cyclone Ditwah related recovery work and relief in 2025 he said. Some of the spending for fixing roads can be accommodated within maintenance funds already allocated he said. The government will sharply increase compensation for people hit by Cyclone Ditwah compared to previous disaster.…
Sri Lanka to seek Rs500bn extra Ditwah linked spending in 2026: President
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