► Prohibition imposed on Ministries and state institutions from publishing promotional newspapaper advertisements
► Special committee to be set up ro resolve issues caused by irregular finance bodies within six months
► Public transportation costs to reduce by 50% for senior citizens
► Every citizen to have a bank account - can be opened in commercial banks with an initial deposit of Rs. 250
► Sri lankan Airlines and Mihin Lanka to be merged to reduced the losses
► Sri Lankan Airlines and Mihin Airlines have incurred heavy losses - within five years over Rs. 100 billion due to manangement inefficiencies/ Mihin Air Rs.15 billion during the past five years.
► Dahami Diriya for Sunday school teachers - a monthly sum of Rs. 200 to be paid
► Rs. 250 monthly allowance to be paid to pre-school teachers
► Mahapola scholarship fee to be increased upto Rs. 5000
► Special facilities for disabled war heroes - special loan scheme named Viru Diriya to be introduced in state banks/ maximum borrowing Rs. 500,000
► Rs. 1.5 million permit fee will be charged from vehicle importers (irrelevant of whether the imported vehicles are brand new/reconditioned)
► The government has waived off the 25% tax paid by customers when reloading phones
► Rs. 1000 million tax imposed on television stations dedicated to sports
► One time tax of Rs. 250 million to be paid by mobile phone operators
► One time tax of Rs. 250 million to be paid by telecommunication providers
► Marriage registration fee to be reduced up to Rs. 1000 from Rs. 5000
► The number of liquor shops per proprietor to be reduced upto three / Liquor permit value to be increased by twofolds
► Casino business-owners to pay Rs: 1000 millionas a tax - first payment to be made before April.
► Extra Rs. 5000 million to be gained through a container scanning process with effect from September
► Vehicle assembly plants have neglected their income-tax payments during the previous regime. Rs. 12,0000 million revenue expected through prompt payments
► Cement prices to be reduced by Rs. 99
► Vehicle taxes reduction 15% for vehciles with engines below 1000 CC
► Super-gain tax - any company of which the profict exceeded Rs. 2000 million - tax amout worth 25% off its profit will be charged
► Mansion tax - Rs. 1 million per annum will be charged for houses of which the value is estimated at Rs. 100 million or exceeds 5000 sqft
► Gold jewellery pawned to banks - that don't exceed Rs. 200,000 - interest will be waived off
► 12.5kg gas cylinder price reduced up to Rs. 1596 (Rs. 300 reduction)
► 13 Essential goods price reduction by removal of taxes - with effect from midnight
- Sugar: Rs. 10 reduction - tax reduced from Rs. 28 up to Rs. 10
- Milk powder 400g packet will be Rs. 325 (maximum retail price) - reduction of Rs. 61
- Sustagen milk powder to be reduced by Rs. 100 (400g)
- Flour prices reduced by Rs. 12.50 per kilo
- Bread - reduced by Rs. 6
- Green grams - reduction by Rs. 40 per kilo
- Sprats: Reduction of Rs. 15
- Canned fish - Reduced by Rs. 60
- Coriander - Reduced by Rs. 60 per kilo
- Maldive fish - taxes reduced by Rs. 200
- Canned fish - Reduced by Rs. 60
- Coriander - Reduced by Rs. 60 per kilo
- Chilli powder - Reduced by Rs. 25 (powdered)
► School van fees reduced by 5%
► Electricity consumers will be encouraged to use solar power
► Kerosene reduced by another Rs. 6 per liter
► A sum of Rs. 2000 billion to be allocated to the fund reserved for kidney patients
► Budgetary allowance for education sector will be increased by 6% off the GDP systematically
► Decentralized budget for ministers will increase by Rs. 5 - 10 million
► Fresh milk price buying price to be increased by Rs.10
► To improve agricultural sector, hand tractors will be given away at concessionary rates / fertilizer concession will be continued + the quality will be increased.
► 50% of the loan amounts borrowed by farmers to be waived off
► An allowance of Rs. 20,000 to be paid for expectant mothers
► Senior citizens with Rs. 1 million in their bank accounts to be given 15% interest rate
► Reviewing of pensions - Increase of Rs. 1000 with effect from April
► During past seven years 5000 million USD due to losing GSP+
► Request made for private sector employers to increase the salaries of private sector employees Rs. 2500
► Rs. 2.5 billion saved by cutting down on the number of Ministers
► All loans taken during the past government has to be paid by this govenrment to which includes 15 million USD loan taken for security purposes
► Salaries of state sector servants incresed by Rs. 10,000 - Rs. 5000 will be given in February/ remaining Rs. 5000 in June- Thereby state sector employees' salaries increased by 47%
► We believe in uplifting and developing the lives of every citizen of this country - not just a selected few - Ravi K
► Expenses of presidential secretariat - 2014 Rs. 10,4970 million / estiamted cost for 2015 was Rs 95,930 million but it has been brought down to Rs. 2560 million
► True figure of state debts concealed by previous regime - currently it stands at Rs. 8.81 trillion
► True figure of debt per person is Rs. 427,220 - Minister Ravi K
► Minister Ravi K lists out details of financial losses incurred due to borrowings/developmental projects of the previous regime that has resulted in an added financial burden to the people
► Loss incurred by hedging deals is 60 million USD
