The Hon. S.M. Marikkar

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Colombo· 6 March 2025 ·Debate: Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Health and Mass Media

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Hon. S.M. Marikkar stated that unpaid arrears from previous periods remain liabilities that must eventually be settled. He argued that when a new administration assumes management, it inherits both the positive and negative obligations left behind.

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¶ 01 I did not refer to your tenure. If they didn’t pay earlier, the arrears accumulate, Hon. Minister. They must be paid someday. When you take over management, you inherit both good and bad.

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Source: Hansard, Thursday, 6 March 2025 ·No. 1742798688089503 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. S.M. Marikkar. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 March 2025. No. 1742798688089503. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/25438