Rejoice If You Voted for the Malimawa – If You Didn’t, There’s No Point in Regret
Those who voted for Malimawa have every reason to celebrate. Those who did not—there is little value in lamenting now. This is our country. We are rebuilding it together. Instead of standing aside, join this journey. 🇱🇰
Under the leadership of our President, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, and our Malimawa government, this is the direction Sri Lanka is taking.
📌 State Revenue
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2024: Rs. 4.09 trillion
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2025: Rs. 5.12 trillion
For the first time in history, major revenue-generating institutions—Customs, Inland Revenue, and Excise—recorded their highest earnings.
📌 Foreign Remittances
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2024: USD 6.57 billion
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2025: USD 8.07 billion
📌 Tourism
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2024: 2.05 million arrivals
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2025: 2.36 million arrivals
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January 2026: 277,327 arrivals (a record)
📌 Budget Allocations
Education
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2024 (Ranil): Rs. 237 bn
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2025 (AKD): Rs. 619 bn
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2026 (AKD): Rs. 704 bn
Health
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2024 (Ranil): Rs. 350 bn
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2025 (AKD): Rs. 479 bn
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2026 (AKD): Rs. 555 bn
📌 Stock Market (ASPI)
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Sep 21, 2024: 11,200
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Jan 14, 2026: 23,708 (highest in history)
📌 Budget Deficit (% of GDP)
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2024: 9.1%
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2025: 6.7%
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2026: 5.1%
📌 Government Revenue (% of GDP)
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2024: 12.7%
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2025: 15.9%
📌 Exports and Other Income
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Exports:
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2024: USD 16.2 bn
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2025: USD 17.2 bn
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Vehicle import revenue:
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Expected: Rs. 441 bn
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Achieved: Rs. 904 bn
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Coconut exports:
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2024: 866 million
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2025: 1.2 billion
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Milco turned profitable and paid bonuses to 22,000 farmers.
📌 Cost of Living Relief
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Electricity bills reduced:
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Households: 20%
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Industries: 30%
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Petrol reduced from Rs. 330 (2024) to Rs. 292 (2026)
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Egg prices targeted below Rs. 35
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Prices of onions, potatoes, and vegetables reduced
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Milk powder cut by Rs. 150 per kg last month
📌 Salaries, Welfare, and Social Protection
Public Sector
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Basic salary increased from Rs. 24,250 to Rs. 40,000
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Senior officers’ scale raised from Rs. 240,000 to Rs. 300,000
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Average wage growth: 35%
📌 Disaster and Social Assistance
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Rs. 10 million compensation for fully destroyed homes
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Rs. 25,000 for cleaning damaged houses
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Rs. 50,000 for essentials (gas, bedding, etc.)
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Rs. 15,000 for school supplies
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Rs. 25,000 monthly rent allowance (3 months)
Vulnerable Groups
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Rs. 5,000 monthly allowance for abandoned/street children
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Dry ration allowance raised from Rs. 2,100 to Rs. 10,500
📌 Migrant Workers
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Death compensation increased from Rs. 600,000 to Rs. 1.4 million
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Rs. 8.5 million for children’s scholarships
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Housing loans and pension schemes introduced
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Concessional air tickets provided
📌 Farmers, Fisherfolk, and Entrepreneurs
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Compensation: Rs. 200,000–400,000
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Farmers: Rs. 400,000 per hectare
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Fishermen’s death compensation raised to Rs. 1 million
📌 Education and Health Support
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Rs. 500 million for school laboratories
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Mahapola scholarship doubled to Rs. 10,000
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Free lunch programme for 2,000 hospital patients
📌 Other Key Measures
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Plantation workers’ daily wage raised to Rs. 1,750
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Preschool teachers in Colombo given Rs. 10,000 increment
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Postal Department revenue reached Rs. 13.1 bn
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RMV recorded its highest-ever revenue in January 2026
A Different Kind of Governance
There is much more that could be written.
What matters most is this: not a single rupee is being diverted into the pockets of rulers. Instead, it is being redirected to every citizen. This government is committed to that principle. Believe in it. ❤️🙏🇱🇰
Let us not forget the past. Even families affected by the 2017 landslides were denied compensation for seven long years under previous administrations. 🤮
This government has now paid all outstanding compensation related to that disaster—fully and finally.
We are rebuilding this nation. Let us, as citizens, stand together with the government and complete this task. 🇱🇰🙏
The Greatest Victory
Above all else, what gives me the greatest satisfaction is this:
The corrupt political gang that once dominated this country—the thieves, thugs, and cronies—has been politically defeated.
Today, we speak from a present that is free from professional political looters.
That, more than anything, makes me proud. 😌
Victory to the Motherland! 🇱🇰