The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 27 February 2025 ·Debate: Debate: Committee Stage of the 2025 Appropriation Bill - Special Expenditure Heads (Heads 1-25) and Amendments

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Bimal Rathnayake stated that the Minister of Labour and the Deputy Minister of Economic Development had already provided a 40-minute response addressing questions raised. He also noted that, for the first time, two days had been allocated at Committee Stage for the Finance Ministry’s Head, asking the Chair to confirm whether this was unprecedented in his 30 years of experience.

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¶ 01 Mr. Chairman, before the reply, the Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development spoke for 40 minutes fully answering questions. Also, for the first time historically we have allocated two days for the Finance Ministry’s Head at Committee Stage—is that not unprecedented in your 30 years?

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