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Taxpayers Finance Foreign Fuel Giants As Diesel Subsidies Deepen Fiscal Burden

Source: Lanka News
Category: Business
Region: Sri Lanka
Published: November 02, 2026 at 05:04

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Sri Lanka’s liberalised petroleum market is raising serious questions about the use of public funds, with a reported Rs.70-per-litre subsidy on Auto Diesel benefiting not only the financially troubled Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) but also multinational and private fuel retailers operating in the country. The arrangement has created an unusual situation in which taxpayers are […] The post Taxpayers Finance Foreign Fuel Giants As Diesel Subsidies Deepen Fiscal Burden appeared first on Lankanews.lk .

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