Government will allocate record Rs. 2,000 billion for development, Mahinda Jayasinghe says

Deputy Minister of Labour Mahinda Jayasinghe announced on 9 November that the government will allocate a record Rs. 2,000 billion for development activities in the upcoming budget.
He added that the third salary increment under the current government will be implemented in January.
Jayasinghe made these remarks while inspecting construction on the Central Expressway between Kadawatha and Mirigama. Residents had reported traffic obstruction caused by a narrow temporary road in the Ganemulla-Kossinna area.
Following discussions at the site, construction company engineers stated they would properly prepare the road and clear the obstruction before 30 November.