Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka told Parliament that the Government as pledged by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in his Budget speech has further reduced the price of a litre of petrol by Rs. 20 and a litre of furnace oil by Rs. 10 with effect from today (Dec 5).
According to the price formula, the Government will explore the possibility of further reducing the local fuel prices in keeping with the reduction of the international fuel prices, he said.