Finance Ministry calls for proposals for 2018 Budget

The Ministry of Finance is calling for proposals from all stakeholders, including the general masses, to be included in the 2018 Budget to be presented in Parliament on 9 November.

Since the Government has a plan to introduce a successful budget targeting building a strong economy, an enriched country and the creation of one million jobs, people are invited to submit their proposals to enhance the opportunities in those fields to the Ministry of Finance, the Secretariat, Colombo 1, or to email [email protected] before 15 October.

The Finance Ministry said democracy, reconciliation and development were the three main pillars in which the Unity Government has been formed in order to fulfil the country’s economic needs as well as the aspirations of the masses of the country. Therefore, professionals, scholars and those who are engaged in the manufacture, services and agriculture segments, the three main sectors of the economy, are requested to contribute with their proposals for Budget 2018.

Since it came into office, the Government has achieved tremendous success in the fields of free education and healthcare, making them accessible to all whilst completing the construction of 200,000 houses for the homeless. 

The Minister of Finance and Mass Media Mangala Samaraweera will present Budget 2018 in Parliament on 9 November, aiming at building an enriched country with a strong economy for the creation of one million jobs. This will pave the way for introducing reforms in the financial and administrative sectors to broad-base the opportunities for public and private sector involvement in the economic activities of the country.