Fuel available for only two months!- Fuel Minister says

Minister of fuel and Energy stated that stock of fuel is for only two months and we can give guarantee for that.

He requested the minister of finance to find solution for that. He said further that in this situation they can guarantee for continuous fuel delivery until January next year.

He had pointed out to find solutions for import tax and correction price . If the price of I.O.C goes up it will affect Srilanka Petroleum Cooperation.

In the first nine months of this year the cooperation had met nearly 83 billion loss and at the end of this year this amount will reach 120 billion.

He added that it is planned to start the bus services soon and after Thursday and the ban on inter provincial travelling to be lifted. Thereafter the demand for fuel would be expected to rise high up.