Bills Presented
The Appropriation Bill, 2026 was presented by Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha, Acting Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. The Bill seeks to authorize government expenditure for the 2026 financial year, borrowing within or outside Sri Lanka, advances from the Consolidated Fund or other government funds, and related financial arrangements. It was scheduled for Second Reading on 07 November 2025, ordered to be printed, and referred to the Committee on Public Finance.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Appropriation Bill, 2026
¶ 02 “An Act to provide for the services of the financial year 2026; to authorize the obtaining of loans within or outside Sri Lanka for such services; to make financial provision for certain activities of the Government during that financial year; to authorize advances from the Consolidated Fund or any other Government fund for such expenditures; to provide for repayment to the Consolidated Fund; and to provide for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.”
¶ 03 Presented by the Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha, Acting Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development; to be read a Second time upon Friday, 07th November, 2025; to be printed; and to be referred to the Committee on Public Finance.
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- Hansard, Friday, 26 September 2025 ·No. 1760588641001872 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Bills Presented. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 26 September 2025. No. 1760588641001872. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17783