The government will present the 2010 budget in Parliament today (June 29). This budget is for the current Parliament.

“We are presenting the budget today for 2010. This budget was to be presented last November. But, at that time there was an outgoing President and elections also intervened. Therefore, the budget presentation was delayed,” quoting the Deputy Finance Minister Dr Sarath Amunugama, Daily News reported.

This budget will incorporate the Vote on Account and the expenditure made under the President’s directives which covered the period up to June. Major changes will only be in the 2011 budget which will be presented in November this year, the Deputy Finance Minister further said.

This budget will basically present the policies and principles that will govern the present Government during the current tenure of the President and the Parliament, he told Daily News.