Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2011-09-14

Annual Report and Accounts of the National Lotteries Board - 2010

- the National Lotteries Board continued to make a steady progress and achieved a turnover of Rs.8,862.8 million in 2010, compared to Rs.8580.5 million in 2009, which is an increase of 282.3 million. The contribution to the Consolidated Fund in 2010 was Rs.1336.1 million as against Rs.1136.2 million in 2009. The Board has projected a sale figure of Rs.10.0 billion in 2011, which is an increase of around 13% over the previous year. The above Report submitted by H.E. the President as the Minister of Finance and Planning, was approved for presentation in Parliament.