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The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Colombo· 5 December 2025 ·Papers: Papers - Annual Reports and Committee Reports

Public Finance
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Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva presented the Committee on Public Finance report covering deviations of headline inflation from the Monetary Policy Framework Agreement targets in late 2024 and the first half of 2025, and the Central Bank’s submission on its functions under Section 80(2)(a) of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Act, No. 16 of 2023. The report was ordered to lie upon the Table.

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¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, I present the Report of the Committee on Public Finance on the following matters referred to the Committee:

¶ 02 (1) The deviation of headline inflation from the inflation targets in the Monetary Policy Framework Agreement during Q4 of 2024 and Q1 of 2025; (2) The deviation of headline inflation from the inflation targets in the Monetary Policy Framework Agreement during Q1 and Q2 of 2025; and (3) The submission made by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka on “Functions of the Central Bank” under Section 80(2)(a) of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Act, No. 16 of 2023 - for Q2 of 2025.

¶ 03 Ordered to lie upon the Table.

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Hansard, Friday, 5 December 2025 ·No. 23059 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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