INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The fares of Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) and privately-owned buses will be increased by 35 percent with effect from midnight today
(April 19), Transport Minister Dilum Amunugama says.Thereby, the minimum fare will now stand at Rs
27.00.The bus revision comes just days after Lanka IOC and the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) announced increases in their fuel
prices.On Sunday (April 17), Lanka IOC once again increased the retail prices of petrol and diesel sold through its filling stations
Thereby, the price of all types of petrol was increased by Rs
35 per litre and diesel by Rs
327The following day (Monday, April 18), the CPC mirrored the move by raising the retail prices of petrol and diesel sold through Ceypetco
373 per litre
Auto Diesel - Rs
289 per litre
Super Diesel - Rs
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