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Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House of Parliament

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 7 January 2025 ·Committee report: Committee Report: Public Finance Committee on Mid-Year Fiscal Position

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Hon. Bimal Rathnayake responded to a request from the Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance, stating that the matter was reasonable and that the Government agreed to provide technical officers. He proposed that the Speaker, the Committee Chairman, and relevant participants discuss and determine the appropriate method and process for obtaining such support.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the matter presented by the Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance is very fair. I previously served as a member of a Committee on Public Finance. Therefore, we agree to provide technical officers. Let us, together with the Hon. Chairman of that Committee and you, Hon. Speaker, and, if necessary, with our participation, discuss and decide the method and process of obtaining them.

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Hansard, Tuesday, 7 January 2025 ·No. 1736487038022510 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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