Mano welcomes direct cash subsidy by govt. in the wake of kerosene price increase

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Leader of Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) an ally of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Mano Ganesan today welcomed the decision by the government to introduce a direct cash subsidy to low income groups to purchase kerosene in the wake of the price increase.

“I welcome your decision to provide a direct cash subsidy to low income groups to face the kerosene price increase. Please make sure that the poorest of the poor plantation workers and Colombo low income urban poor are included in the list of beneficiaries,” MP Ganesan said in a twitter message to Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera today.

The government on Sunday night increased the price of kerosene from Rs 87 a litre to Rs 340.

Minister Wijesekera in a twitter message said the government will introduce a direct cash subsidy to low income families in the fisheries and plantation sectors that depend on kerosene. (Yohan Perera)

Comments - 6

Karalasingam Sivalingam Monday, 22 August 2022 10:30 PM

This increase has propelled fury among fishermen, poor and will increase economic constraints further, consequently the poor will be compelled to even rob a bun or plate of rice to wardoff their hunger.

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Mizaru Monday, 22 August 2022 10:48 PM

This fellow is a star class clown. The cash subsidy should have been decided and announced either with the increase of the price of kerosine or before the increase of price of kerosine.

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K L L Fernando Tuesday, 23 August 2022 05:34 AM

Don’t worry Ganeshan and now don’t talk and the Government under Ranil will look after the poor people including estate Tamils. We saw how you used your toilet mouth until recently to castigate Ranil Wickramasinghe who gave the citizenship for estate people in the last lap.

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Hubert Congreve Tuesday, 23 August 2022 07:28 AM

Do you think a remedy will be given to Up-country Tamils whom are having only one meal per day and their children are suffering with mal-nutrition. Rather than talking about this you are talking nonsense.

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Sambo Tuesday, 23 August 2022 07:43 AM

All those who use kerosene are poor. Then why increase and give subsidies. What a joke.

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Bernard Jayatilake Tuesday, 23 August 2022 12:32 PM

This statement is his prior warning of his imminent somersault to the govetnment to become a Cabinet Minister to enjoy all the perks and privileges without any sympathy with the common man.

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