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Government to provide Rs. 100 subsidy on diesel: President
Colombo, April 6 (Daily Mirror) - The government has decided to provide a subsidy of up to Rs. 100 on diesel after considering market price fluctuations, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.
He made these remarks this morning at the Presidential Secretariat during the official launch of the “National QR Payment Adoption Programme”.
The President said special attention must be paid to the matter on who receives the benefit most from the subsidy when implementing the relief programme.
"After considering market price fluctuations, we have decided to provide a subsidy of up to Rs. 100 on diesel. But who benefits most from this subsidy? If a person in rural area purchases five litres of diesel, they receive a subsidy of Rs. 500. If a large vehicle is filled with 100 litres, that individual receives Rs. 10,000 as a government subsidy. Therefore, to resolve this issue, greater attention must be paid to data collection," he said.
"In this regard, transactions become a critically important area. These transactions reflect the nature of an individual’s economic status. Accordingly, they can be used as a criterion when granting subsidies. At the same time, we must also consider how subsidies are provided and how they are utilised. Therefore, we believe that in addressing this complex issue, we must move towards transactions carried out through digital systems. Only then will we be able to direct these subsidies to the intended beneficiaries," he said.
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