Every story on the 2027 budget, grouped from 20 Sri Lankan outlets in English, Sinhala and Tamil.
Story summaries are written by AI from the original reports
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Parliament & votes
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake reviewed the final draft of the 2027 budget proposals at the Presidential Secretariat on 11 November. Finance Ministry Secretary Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma also attended the review.
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Parliament & votes
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, serving as Minister of Finance, will present the 2027 Budget to Parliament on November 12 at 1.30 p.m. Total government expenditure for 2027 is estimated at Rs. 4,992.77 billion.
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Parliament & votes
Sri Lanka’s 2027 Budget Speech is scheduled to be delivered on 12 November 2026. The Appropriation Bill has already been presented.
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Spending & allocations
Sri Lanka is investing Rs 1 billion under the 2026 National Budget to strengthen domestic dairy production, the Department of Government Information announced on 10 November.
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Proposals & demands
Liquor manufacturing companies are prepared to raise prices if the 2027 budget increases excise duties, company internal sources said.
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Spending & allocations
The government has decided to allocate Rs. 2,000 billion as capital expenditure for development in 2027, Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa announced on 10 November.
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Spending & allocations
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved recommendations by the Finance Commission on allocating funds from the 2027 national budget to Provincial Councils, officials announced on 10 November.
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Parliament & votes
The President, as Finance Minister, will present the 2027 Budget to Parliament on 12 November, according to a Daily FT commentary.
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Spending & allocations
A commentary published on Wednesday (11) questioned whether the national budget effectively returns public tax revenue to society through meaningful improvements in public services.
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Parliament & votes
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will present the 2027 Budget to Parliament on Thursday (12), serving in his role as Minister of Finance.
