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Sri Lanka’s 2027 budget to push investment as military and police keep Rs 688 billion
Sri Lanka’s 2027 budget to push investment as military and police keep Rs 688 billion by Thara Thu, 29/10/2026 - 16:11 Body Deputy finance minister Anil Jayantha Fernando Sri Lanka’s 2027 budget will focus on capital market development, investment and restructuring state-owned enterprises, the deputy finance minister has said, even as the government’s spending plans keep close to Rs 700 billion for the military and police, more than double the allocation for education. Anil Jayantha Fernando told an investor forum organised by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) and the…