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Sri Lankan President seeks business leaders` views and proposals to prepare 2013 budget
Tuesday, 21 August 2012 - 11:15 AM SL Time
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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is also the Minister of Finance today met with the business leaders of the country to solicit their views and proposals to prepare the next year`s budget.
During the meeting with the representatives of business community held today at the Temple Trees, the President has discussed in length ways to promote the businesses in every sector through the 2013 budget.
Representatives of various sectors supplying goods to local as well as foreign markets in sectors such as the plantations, agriculture, garments, gem and jewellery, spices, beauty culture, pharmaceuticals, dairy farming, handicraft and leather ware, attended the discussion.
The discussion focused on measures to increase the marketing of their products within the local and foreign markets while strengthening the local producer.
The President, as a policy, seeks the opinions and suggestions from various sectors before formulating the budget and holds discussions with leaders and representatives of those sectors in the country to obtain ideas and views for the preparation of the next year`s budget.
Accordingly several rounds of discussions have already been held with a number of groups including the representatives of the stock market and trade unions.
Minister Wimal Weerawansa and Finance Secretary Dr. P.B. Jayasundera were also present at the discussion.
(Photo by Chandana Perera)
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Libertyforall
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 21 Aug 2012 14:36:58 GMT Report for Abuse
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First cut down the expences paid by poor citizens money,to, (1)Brothers,Sons,Wife,In Laws,Cousins,Hench Men,
(2)Official Thugs and useless foreign travels nothing gain as returns,
(3)Foolish investments those are not urgent to the citizens today ,in their living life style(Hand to Mouth),
(4) Develop Srilankan exports,
(5) Stop importing motor cars,
Finnaly ask your 'Brothers' not to introduce foolish projects not necessery to the country or the nation just only looking for the 'UNDER THE TABLE COMMIS'. |
RSunil
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 24 Aug 2012 03:06:58 GMT Report for Abuse
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| Please don't ask me to do all this. I have worked for over 40 years to come to this position and I must get the just reward for my long patience. Surely, the masses can't grumble the 20 to 50% that I am entitled to. Otherwise, how can I recoup all that I have spent in time and money all these years. In any case, all this money will have to be paid by generations to come. So, why worry now. Maybe the world will end by that time. |
Dubai101
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24 Aug 2012 12:16:13 GMT Report for Abuse
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all this money will have to be paid by generations to come. So, why worry now
this is whats going on in each and every project that has been initiated.. its very few those who can understand and yet cannot do any thing about it.. |
Chaturabuddhi
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26 Aug 2012 15:59:16 GMT Report for Abuse
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Budget by the People for the People. Views and Proposals from every sector that is engaged in economic activity in the country. So the Budget becomes a friendly compilation and a presentation by the Finance Minister of those wishes of the People.
This is participatory governance practiced in a people friendly way in a democracy anywhere in the world. |
RSunil
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22 Sep 2012 13:50:30 GMT Report for Abuse
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Budget by the People for the People
Budget by the People for Some People! |
Dauntless
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23 Sep 2012 05:07:13 GMT Report for Abuse
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Just an eye wash. Only business people he deals with are the like of Dilith Jayaweera.
Stock market too written away for personal benefits of a few. a few rajapakses. These are the actual facts....
Mr.President is just playing to the gallery. 'Oh i'm such a great president asking for views from business leaders'...what BS
Stay close to the family and you'll be looked after. Do what's right and stand up for something and you'd be knocked out by the family. Its unspoken rule in SL these days... The rajapakse mafia |
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