The Hon. (Dr.) Harshana Suriyapperuma - Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning
The Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning rejected the premise that the Government had promised a 15 per cent rate for senior citizens, stating that the policy statement contained no such commitment. He said measures for senior citizens would be included in the forthcoming Budget, while noting that reductions in essential medicine prices already benefit them, and that related spread issues would be addressed.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, the first part of your question is incorrect and should be corrected. Our policy statement did not promise a 15% rate. Instead, we have prepared measures for senior citizens which will be reflected in the forthcoming Budget. You will then see the adopted measures. Meanwhile, essential medicines have seen significant price reductions, benefiting senior citizens. Please allow me to complete: the first part of your question is wrong; we intend to proceed with appropriate measures, and the spread will be addressed.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Harshana Suriyapperuma - Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 February 2025. No. 1739786070060795. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/23045