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The Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Badulla· 5 December 2025 ·Debate: Debate - Appropriation Bill 2026 Committee Stage: Continued Budget Debate and Amendments

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K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna moved a Committee Stage amendment to the Appropriation Bill, 2026, relating to Head 337. The amendment seeks to delete specified lines on page 28 in order to transfer the recurrent and capital allocations for the Department of Cinnamon Development to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation, in line with Extraordinary Gazette No. 2458/65 of 18 October 2025.

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¶ 01 Hon. Chairman, during the Committee Stage of the Appropriation Bill, 2026, I move the following amendment for Head 337:

¶ 02 "On page 28, delete lines 3 and 4."

¶ 03 (The objective of this amendment is to transfer, in line with Extraordinary Gazette No. 2458/65 dated 2025.10.18, the provisions allocated under Head 337 - Department of Cinnamon Development (Recurrent: Rs. 150,000,000 and Capital: Rs. 300,000,000) to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation.)

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Hansard, Friday, 5 December 2025 ·No. 23059 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 December 2025. No. 23059. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/23560