May 03, Colombo: The next meeting of the Sri Lankan government's Cost of Living Committee will be held on May 17 with President Mahinda Rajapaksa chairing.

Secretary of the Ministry of Trade, Marketing Development, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs Dr. R.M.K. Ratnayake said that sustaining the prices of essential commodities and deciding on maximum wholesale prices of ten essential food commodities for June will be the main objectives of the meeting.

Minister of Agriculture and Peasants’ Services Maithripala Sirisena, Minister of Trade, Marketing Development, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs Bandula Gunawardena, Secretaries of the above Ministries, and the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance P.B. Jayasundara will participate in the meeting.