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A preliminary discussion on the final stage of drafting the Budget 2025, which is set up to be provided to Parliament on February 17, was held this afternoon (13) at the Presidential Secretariat under the management of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, according to the Presidents Media Division (PMD).
The discussion was attended by Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation K.D.
Lalkantha, Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development, Wasantha Samarasinghe, Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development Dr.
Anil Jayanta Fernando, Secretary to the President Dr.
Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, Secretary to the Ministry of Finance Mahinda Siriwardana, together with a number of senior federal government authorities.-- PMD