COLOMBO (News 1st); The Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Ajith Nivard Cabraal states that Sri Lanka’s fuel price revision is long overdue. 

In a tweet, he mentioned that Sri Lanka’s diesel pump prices are in some instances less than half of some countries in the region.

Meanwhile, the Minister of Energy, Udaya Gammanpila previously stated that reports of an overnight fuel price hike are false. 

Sri Lanka's #fuel price revision is now long overdue, and #petrol & #diesel pump-prices are in some instances less than half that of some countries in the #region. @CBSL #MinistryofEnergy #CPC #SriLanka #GoSL 🇦🇫🇧🇩🇧🇹🇮🇳🇵🇰🇳🇵 pic.twitter.com/7rAUU5zPMd

— Ajith Nivard Cabraal (@an_cabraal) February 19, 2022

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