The Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi
Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi said the promised fuel relief for fishers had not been fully paid, with some areas receiving only the first tranche and no payments for four months. He argued that the relief originated under Ranil Wickremesinghe and called for the Government to provide the promised Rs. 150 per litre diesel subsidy by removing the specified harbour and bank-related components.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Chairman, the Deputy Minister said Rs. 25 per litre is being given. Only the first tranche was received in some areas; for four months nothing has been credited. I have my bank statement here. This was the relief initiated under Ranil Wickremesinghe. We are asking for the promised Rs. 150 per litre diesel to fishers by removing the Rs. 60, Rs. 50 (harbour) and Rs. 50 (bank) components you said would be scrapped.
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Cite as: The Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 March 2025. No. 1742473561091594. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2284