Sitting of Thursday, 5 December 2024
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Order of business
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- 1 Opening Opening of Parliament - Speaker's Announcements 1 speeches
- 2 Papers Papers: Auditor-General's Reports and Special Audit Report 4 speeches
- 3 Papers Papers: Supplementary Estimate No. 14 of 2024 and Vote on Account Resolution 4 speeches
- Hon. (Dr.) (Ms.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB
AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya presented Supplementary Estimate No. 14 of 2024 and moved that it be referred to the Committee on Public Finance, which was agreed to. She also presented a report under Standing Order 119(4) on observations and actions relating to Election Commission matters in a Committee on Public Accounts report, and moved that it be referred back to the Committee on Public Accounts, which was also agreed to.
Parliamentary Procedure Full speech → - Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB
AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake moved a Resolution under Article 150(2) of the Constitution and the Public Finance Management Act, No. 44 of 2024, to authorize a Vote on Account for government services from 1 January 2025 until the 2025 Appropriation Act takes effect or 30 April 2025, whichever occurs first. The resolution seeks approval to withdraw specified sums from the Consolidated Fund for public services, statutory liabilities, and advances, and to raise up to Rs. 4 trillion in loans. It also provides for transfers from allocations under the National Budget Department to other programmes under Treasury or National Budget Department direction, with such transfers to be reported to Parliament within two months.
- Mr. Speaker procedural
- Hon. Bimal Rathnayake JJB
AI summary Hon. Bimal Rathnayake presented the resolution for a Vote on Account under Article 150(2) of the Constitution and Section 23(1) of the Public Financial Management Act, No. 44 of 2024, to authorize government expenditure from 1 January 2025 until the 2025 Appropriation Act takes effect or 30 April 2025. The resolution seeks approval for specified withdrawals from the Consolidated Fund, including Rs. 1,402.886 billion for services in the First Schedule, Rs. 4,197.114 billion for charged expenditures, Rs. 5 billion in advances, and authority to raise up to Rs. 4,000 billion in loans. It also provides for Treasury-authorized transfers from allocations under the Department of National Budget, subject to reporting to Parliament within two months.
- 4 Debate Debate on Vote on Account and Procedural Matters (with Chair exchanges and points of order) 56 speeches
- 5 Debate Debate on Vote on Account for 2025 (continued) 114 speeches