Tuesday, 5 July 2022

A new committee from the President


Cabinet approval has been received to reinstate the Cabinet Subcommittee on Cost of Living.


Accordingly, the said committee has been replaced with the participation of 7 committee members under the chairmanship of the President.


The necessary policy and practical solutions to maintain the cost of living are to be taken through that committee.


The related proposal has been submitted by President Gotbhaya Rajapaksa.


The composition of the committee is as follows.


President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa – Chairman

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe

Minister of Fisheries

Minister of Transport and Highways

Minister of Agriculture

Minister of Plantation Industries

Minister of Power and Energy

Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Safety


Meanwhile, the Cabinet has also approved the appointment of the Food Safety Committee under the chairmanship of the Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Safety and the participation of the relevant ministers to support the work of the Cabinet Subcommittee on Cost of Living.

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