It is reported that Mr. Sanjeeva Dhammika, the National Secretary of the Electricity Users Association, said that according to the conditions of the International Monetary Fund, they are working to increase the electricity bill for the fourth time this year, and they request the Public Utilities Commission not to allow the proposal.
Mr. Sanjeeva Dhammika who commented further,
“The IMF has once again proposed to increase the electricity bill this year. Here is the proposal. The government has taken a principled decision that the electricity bill will be increased twice a year. They tried to increase the electricity bill for the third time but failed. They are trying to increase the electricity bill for the fourth time this year. .In order to meet the conditions of the International Monetary Fund by increasing the electricity bill, the electricity tariff is going to be increased by 56%. This proposal is received by the Public Utilities Commission. We ask that it be rejected. This is against the law. If the electricity tariff is increased, the electricity bill will increase by 200% this year. If so, this year.”
