Sri Lanka, July 16 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to focus more on projects centered around areas such as digitalization, strengthening public transport and integrating rural communities into the economic framework when preparing the budget for 2026.

The President made these directives during a discussion on the preliminary budget framework and development direction related to the submission of proposals for the 2026 Budget, held today at the Presidential Secretariat between President Anura Kumara Disanayake and officials of the Ministry of Finance, the President's Media Division (PMD) said.

He inquired from the Ministry of Finance officials about the current progress in preparing the upcoming budget and ...