More budget allocation for development next year [October 22 2011]

President Mahinda Rajapakse said the budget for next year hopes to deliver a more extensive programme on development. " Sri Lanka has been able to elevate the economic growth rate to a stable level of 8 percent. In the past few years in the midst of numerous difficulties. The inflation has been reduced from 11 to 5.7 percent", said president when he met Ministers, Deputy Ministers Government Parliamentarians at the Temple Trees yesterday.

The meeting was held to evaluate individual opinions and suggestions on the preparation of the budget for next year and the participants extended their thanks to the President for spending large amounts of money for road construction and carpeting of roads.

A programme will be prepared to utilize the abandoned prawn farms for breeding of fish and marine plants. The meeting also focused attention to overcome the shortage of skilled trainers of sports in schools.

It also discussed on programmes to conserve places of archaeological importance.