The JVP announced that it will vote against the Budget and
take all necessary steps to defeat it. The party’s parliamentary group
comprising 24 members would cast their votes against the Budget, its
Parliamentary Group Leader MP Anura Kumara Dissanayake said at a press
conference yesterday.
"We considered two factors before deciding to vote against it. First the
content of the Budget and the conduct of the Government.
Fares reduced by 9.93%, no change in minimum fare
Bus operators
threaten legal action if govt. arbitrarily reduces fare
Lanka Omnibus Operators Association President Gemunu
Wijeratne yesterday vowed that his association would file a violation of
fundamental rights case in the Supreme Court or resort to trade union
action if the government reduces bus fares arbitrarily more than the
agreed 9 percent.
