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Hon. Members

18 November 2025 ·Debate: Committee Stage Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Defence and Public Security Expenditure Heads

Public Finance
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Parliament agreed to insert the increased sums for recurrent expenditure of Rs. 200,278,090,000 and capital expenditure of Rs. 18,418,000,000 into the Schedule, and both amended expenditure items were ordered to stand part of the Schedule. The Committee then proceeded to Head 189, Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, noting Programme 01 operational activities with Rs. 18,849,000,000 in recurrent expenditure and Rs. 2,838,000,000 in capital expenditure.

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¶ 01 Aye.

¶ 02 Question, "That the increased sum of Rs. 200,278,090,000, for Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 03 Recurrent Expenditure, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 04 Question, "That the increased sum of Rs. 18,418,000,000, for Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 05 Capital Expenditure, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 06 Head 189 - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs.

¶ 07 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 18,849,000,000; Capital Expenditure, Rs. 2,838,000,000.

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Hansard, Tuesday, 18 November 2025 ·No. 22927 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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