Is there any good thing for the middle class who live in Colombo and fight against the cost of living. The private sector middle class employees have been once again hammered.
The 25% reduction in water tariff is really insignificant and may be you can save 200/= per year. Payee tax deduction would only help highest paid employees. EPF increase would increase the government revenue and not sure whether the government will really pay you back.
Overall this budget is purely targeted towards the Presidential Election.