The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law
Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara requested the Minister to publish fuel price formula details on the relevant website, noting that updates had not been posted since April. He questioned the 1 July fuel price increase, arguing that global crude prices had declined and existing stocks and earlier orders at lower exchange and crude rates did not justify raising petrol by Rs. 12 per litre and diesel by Rs. 15 per litre. He asked why consumers were burdened with increases that would also raise transport and food costs.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Minister, please publish these details on the website; since April, the price formula details have not been posted.
¶ 02 My second supplementary: On 1st July you increased prices despite global crude declining and public statements that stocks for three months were available. Orders placed when the dollar was around Rs. 299 and crude near USD 75–76 should not justify increases. Why were petrol increased by Rs. 12/litre and diesel by Rs. 15/litre, burdening consumers and raising transport and food costs?
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 July 2025. No. 1753443916033328. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13558