Sri Lanka, Feb. 17 -- The 2025 Budget is scheduled to be presented to Parliament today (17), marking the first budget to be presented by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake since assuming office.

Parliament will convene at 10:30 a.m. this morning (17) for the President's Budget Speech.

The final draft of Budget 2025 was presented for Presidential review at the Presidential Secretariat, yesterday (16).

Accordingly, President Dissanayake and Finance Secretary Mahinda Siriwardana engaged in discussions focusing on the key fiscal priorities for the year ahead, the President's Media Division (PMD) reported.

Meanwhile, in a post on 'X', President Dissanayake stated that he is "Committed to a budget that drives progress and stability."

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