The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law
Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara raised a point of order under Standing Order 92(2)(a) regarding a document on allocations made under virements presented under Section 24(4) of the State Finance Management Act. He argued that the Minister was required to present the reasons in the Budget, Economic and Financial Status Report before 31 December, particularly given the scale of transfers involved, and objected to its submission in January as a procedural issue.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Sir, I rise to a point of order under Standing Order 92(2)(a). A document titled “Allocations made under Virements” has been presented under Section 24(4) of the State Finance Management Act. It clearly states the Minister must present reasons in the Budget, Economic and Financial Status Report. This should have been presented before 31 December. Large sums, in billions, have been transferred. This ought to have been submitted before 31 December of last year, not now in January. I raise this as a procedural matter.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 7 January 2026 ·No. 23112 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 January 2026. No. 23112. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/23290