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Colombo municipal council clears its 2026 budget draft

By Nimal Perera

May 8, 2026 5:59 PM GMT+0 Updated 2 d ago

Solid waste modernization and BRT corridor maintenance account for nearly a third of new capital expenditure. THELEDGER/PERERA Purchase Licensing Rights ↗

May 8 (TheLedger) - Councillors narrowly approved Colombo's 2026 municipal budget blueprint on Wednesday, unlocking debate on borrowing limits before year-end ratification.

New capital allocations lean heavily toward solid-waste modernization and maintaining dedicated lanes on the BRT pilot corridor launched last June.

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