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The Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 5 March 2025 ·Procedural: Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Committee Stage: Final Amendments and Progress Report

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On behalf of the Minister of Finance, Dr. Upali Pannilage moved a Committee Stage amendment to the Appropriation Bill, 2025, for the Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment. The amendment proposed replacing the relevant budget lines with allocations of Rs. 24.99 billion for recurrent expenditure and Rs. 6.16 billion for capital expenditure.

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¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Chairperson, on behalf of the Minister of Finance, at the Committee Stage of the Appropriation Bill, 2025, I move the following amendment for the Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment:

¶ 02 “On Page 20, delete lines 14 and 15 and substitute the following: ‘Recurrent Rs. 24,990,000,000 Capital Rs. 6,160,000,000’”

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Hansard, Wednesday, 5 March 2025 ·No. 1742473561091594 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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