Navigating the Budget tests government unity
Budget’s double challenge: fixing the economy and
easing socio-economic burdens:
Joint Opposition looks for political mileage:
No Confidence motion against Ravi goes to
Speaker:
Finance Minister: can concur with the Opposition
if there is a rationale in their argument:
It is an arduous task for any Finance Minister to
present a perfect Budget that makes every segment of society happy.
In short, it is a painstaking job to put the economy in proper order
while easing the burden on the people.
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Can politicians be adult?
And in Parliament of all places! That August
House is supposed to be solemn; quiet except for speeches made with
dignity, gravity and sagacity; and the governing of the land debated
with decorum and rules promulgated with wisdom. And what do we get?
Shouting, insults flung hither and thither, even indecent words
mouthed.
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CHOGM ceremonies and adventures
President Maithripala Sirisena is currently in
Malta attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting. Before
the Sri Lankan President left for Malta, a top level government
delegation – which included Ministers Mangala Samaraweera and Sagala
Ratnayaka – arrived in the country to attend several side events of
the Commonwealth summit.
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