President reviews final 2027 Budget proposals

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on the 11th reviewed the final document containing the 2027 Budget proposals at the Presidential Secretariat. Dr Harshana Suriyapperuma, Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, was also present.

President Dissanayake is scheduled to present the 2027 Budget to Parliament on the afternoon of the 12th in his capacity as Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. The budget includes Rs. 2,000 billion in capital allocations and moves beyond the goal of economic stabilisation towards economic expansion and transformative development.

The present Government has succeeded in achieving significant progress across several key sectors of the economy through sound management and strict fiscal discipline, despite facing both domestic and external challenges, including the Ditwah disaster and the Middle East crisis.