The Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera
Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera stated that the new Bill addresses conflicts of interest in imposing and recovering surcharges by allowing the Cabinet Secretary to issue a surcharge certificate where the Chief Accounting Officer is implicated. He said the Independent Surcharge Review Committee would then proceed, strengthening accountability and social justice, and urged the House to support swift action against misuse of public funds.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I will conclude shortly, Hon. Deputy Speaker.
¶ 02 Decisions on whether to impose surcharges, how to impose them, and to recover them were earlier in the hands of the Chief Accounting Officer—creating issues when that officer was involved. Under the new Bill, if implicated, the Cabinet Secretary can issue the surcharge certificate and the Independent Surcharge Review Committee proceeds. This strengthens social justice more than before. The Opposition today showed they side with those who squandered public wealth. We must defeat such efforts, ensure real debates, and act swiftly. Thank you for the opportunity.
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