{
  "id": 2706871,
  "title": "Fuel bill soars 59% to $3.17bn",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/fuel-bill-soars-59-to-3-17bn",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-23T00:04:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/fuel-bill-soars-59-to-3-17bn/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sri Lanka spent about US$3.17 billion on fuel imports during the first half of this year, a sharp increase from the US$1.995 billion spent during the corresponding period last year, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya told Parliament on Friday. Responding to an oral question on whether the Government had assessed the impact of conflicts in the […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}