The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva
Dr. Harsha de Silva questioned reports that an MoU or agreement had been signed, emphasizing that under Article 148 of the Constitution Parliament has full control over public finance. He argued that no binding financial agreement can be entered into on behalf of the country without parliamentary process, and requested that the relevant document be tabled for scrutiny.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Madam, just give me one second. It is our Adjournment Motion. Now the Hon. Member says an MoU and even an Agreement were signed. As Hon. Ravi Karunanayake pointed out, under Article 148 of the Constitution, Parliament holds full control of public finance. Therefore, neither the Finance Minister nor anyone else can sign, on behalf of the country, a binding financial agreement without parliamentary process. Please table the document, so we can know. We do not know this.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 December 2024. No. 1734685396083959. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18310