INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake outlined a series of cost-cutting measures aimed at managing public expenditure as part of the 2025
review of allowances and benefits provided to the Members of Parliament
As part of this effort, the insurance coverage for public representatives, previously set at Rs
1 million, will be reduced to Rs
government spending, the President noted, adding that the expenditures of ministers and deputy ministers have been rationalized, ensuring a
effectively allocate public resources assigned to the President, Prime Minister, and Ministers, directing them towards broader public
No money has been allocated in the budget for that purpose
