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Every story on the 2027 budget, grouped from 20 Sri Lankan outlets in English, Sinhala and Tamil.

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22 Oct – 12 Nov 2026

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Thursday 12 November

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Spending & allocations

President Dissanayake presents budget allocations for roads, expressways and railways

President and Finance Minister Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced major allocations for transport infrastructure while presenting the budget in Parliament on 12 November 2026.

2 of 20 outletsHiru News · VirakesariReported 12 Nov 2026, 3:59 pm

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Proposals & demands

President proposes rooftop solar battery subsidies and tax cuts in 2027 budget

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake proposed subsidies and tax relief for residential rooftop solar battery storage while presenting the 2027 Budget in Parliament on 12 November 2026.

4 of 20 outletsDaily Mirror · DivainaReported 12 Nov 2026, 3:47 pm

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Proposals & demands

President Dissanayake proposes digital transformation authority and AI centre in budget

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has announced plans to establish a new digital transformation authority and an Artificial Intelligence centre of excellence on Wijerama Mawatha in Colombo.

2 of 20 outletsDivaina · Hiru NewsReported 12 Nov 2026, 3:40 pm

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Spending & allocations

President announces Rs. 26.5 billion allocation to strengthen power grid

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced that Rs. 26.5 billion would be allocated to prevent recurring breakdowns in the national power grid. He made the remarks while presenting the Budget speech in Parliament.

1 of 20 outletsHiru NewsReported 12 Nov 2026, 2:47 pm

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Parliament & votes

President Dissanayake presents Sri Lanka's Rs. 4.99 trillion 2027 Budget to Parliament

On 12 November, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake presented the National People's Power government's third budget to Parliament, following Cabinet approval earlier that morning.

17 of 20 outletsAda Derana · ArunaReported 12 Nov 2026, 2:31 pm

Wednesday 11 November

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Parliament & votes

President reviews 2027 budget with Rs. 2,000 billion capital allocation before presentation

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake reviewed the final 2027 budget proposals at the Presidential Secretariat on 11 November, alongside Treasury and Finance Ministry Secretary Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma.

11 of 20 outletsAda Derana · Daily NewsReported 11 Nov 2026, 5:45 pm

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Parliament & votes

2027 budget speech to be presented to Parliament on November 12

The 2027 budget speech is scheduled to be presented to Parliament on November 12, 2026, following the submission of the Appropriation Bill on October 7.

1 of 20 outletsLankadeepaReported 11 Nov 2026, 3:05 pm

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Parliament & votes

President Dissanayake to present 2027 budget to Parliament on November 12

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, serving as Minister of Finance, will present the 2027 Budget to Parliament on November 12 at 1.30 p.m. Total government expenditure for 2027 is estimated at Rs. 4,992.77 billion.

9 of 20 outletsAda Derana · ArunaReported 11 Nov 2026, 1:11 pm

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Spending & allocations

Cabinet approves 2027 Finance Commission recommendations and Jaffna University partnership with US

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved recommendations by the Finance Commission on allocating funds from the 2027 national budget to Provincial Councils, officials announced on 10 November.

1 of 20 outletsDinaminaReported 11 Nov 2026, 1:20 am

Tuesday 10 November

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Proposals & demands

Gamini Walebodage urges government to address economic crisis in upcoming 2027 budget

Sarvajana Balaya Party Vice President and former parliamentarian Gamini Walebodage called for the upcoming 2027 budget to include actionable remedies to pull Sri Lanka out of its economic crisis.

1 of 20 outletsLankadeepaReported 10 Nov 2026, 3:07 pm

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