President Anura Kumara Dissanayake presented Sri Lanka’s 2027 Budget in Parliament, outlining the government’s economic priorities, tax reforms, public sector salary adjustments and development proposals for the coming year.

The Budget Speech includes proposals to increase the personal income tax-free threshold, remove VAT on school exercise books and printed books, revise allowances for public sector employees and provide additional relief to pensioners.

The President also outlined plans for infrastructure development, education, healthcare, agriculture, tourism, digital transformation and investment promotion.

The 2027 Budget marks the third Budget presented by the National People’s Power (NPP) government.

The full 2027 Budget Speech, including the detailed proposals, financial allocations and annexures, is available for download below.

https://newswire.lk/pdf/Budget_Speech_2027_Web.pdf