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nEconomic mismanagement of previous regime and dangerous level of borrowing as a country and by state-owned institutions; debt repayment burden, corruption and wastage
Better wages, productivity and relief for pensioners
Enhancement of Samurdhi welfare schemes
Concessionary fixed deposit interest rates for senior citizens
A healthy motherhood - Assistance to maintain health standards
Waiver of advances granted to farmers
Guaranteed prices to boost agricultural economy
* Guaranteed price for milk to develop the dairy farming industry
* Empowering the Youth Parliament
* Concessions for Colombo city dwellers relocated against their will
* Decentralised budgets
* Increasing healthcare expenditure to 3% of GDP
* Increasing education expenditure to 6% of GDP
* Proposals to cushion the cost of living
* Reduction of passenger bus fares and school van hiring charges
* Reduction of taxes on essential goods
* Special relief for people who had pawned jewellery
* Developing construction industry, motor industry, pharmaceutical industry, vegetable and food processing industry
* Promotion of investments
* Discouraging casinos/gaming, alcohol, tobacco consumption
* National Kidney Fund
* Special facilities for disabled soldiers and differently abled
* Sarasavi mahapola scholarship enhancement
* Allowance to pre-school teachers
* Allowance to Dhamma schoolteachers
* Pension scheme for self employees
* Consolidating SriLankan Airlines and Mihin Lanka
* Enhancing access to banking in every corner
* Support for migrant workers and discourage permanent migration
* Promoting the commercialisation of intellectual property
* Insurance Scheme for Fishermen
* Support for SMEs
