13 November 2023 12:16 am Views - 233
President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who also serves as the Minister of Finance, is scheduled to present the 2024 budget report to parliament today.
The President discussed the preparation and delivery of the final stage of the budget at his official residence yesterday morning (12).
In attendance were Ministers of State for Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya and Shehan Semasinghe, Presidential Senior Advisor on National Security and Chief of Presidential Staff Sagala Ratnayaka, Presidential Secretary Saman Ekanayake, Presidential Senior Advisor on Economic Affairs Dr. R.H.S. Samaratunga, Presidential Advisor Saman Athavudahetty, Finance Ministry Secretary Mahinda Siriwardena, Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Presidential Media Director General Dhanushka Ramanayake and President’s Senior Assistant Secretary Madhushanka Dissanayake.