Finance Minister K.N. Choksy presenting the Budget in Parliament yesterday.  Picture by Dudley Wickremasinghe

Economy on upward march

There had been a broad-based and commendable economic recovery in 2003. The economy is on the upward march. Our sustained effort has enabled us to achieve a growth rate of 5.6 per cent in the first six months of this year and earn for Sri Lanka the confidence of nations, Minister K.N. Choksy told Parliament yesterday.
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Budget a damp squib - Opposition MPs

Opposition leader Mahinda Rajapakse describing the budget as a damp squib stated that hopes engendered in the public had been shattered. The public were expecting much more, he added.
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