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Hon. Members

5 March 2025 ·Procedural: Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Committee Stage: Final Amendments and Progress Report

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Parliament agreed to an amendment moved by Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage to increase the recurrent provision under Head 331, Programme 02, by Rs. 500 million, raising it to Rs. 21.036 billion, with capital expenditure set at Rs. 1.101 billion. The amended recurrent and capital allocations were approved and ordered to stand part of the Schedule, followed by the listing of the Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources allocations of Rs. 6.213 billion recurrent and Rs. 5.227 billion capital.

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¶ 01 Aye.

¶ 02 Resolved: “On Page 21, delete line 3 and substitute: ‘Programme 02 Development Activities 21,036,000,000 1,101,000,000’” [The Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage]

¶ 03 (The object of this amendment is to increase the Recurrent provision by Rs. 500,000,000 under Budget Proposal No. 34 for Head 331.)

¶ 04 Question, “That the increased sum of Rs. 21,036,000,000, for Head 331, Programme 02, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule” put and agreed to.

¶ 05 Head 331, Programme 02, Recurrent Expenditure, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 06 Question, “That the sum of Rs. 1,101,000,000, for Head 331, Programme 02, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule” put and agreed to.

¶ 07 Head 331, Programme 02, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 08 MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, AQUATIC AND OCEAN RESOURCES

¶ 09 Recurrent Rs. 6,213,000,000 Capital Rs. 5,227,000,000

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