The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan
Sivagnanam Shritharan called for a Division during the Committee Stage voting on Budget expenditure heads. Following electronic voting, the relevant allocations under Head 103 and defence-related Heads 222 and 223 were approved, with 88 Ayes, 10 Noes and no abstentions; opposition to Head 222 by G.G. Ponnambalam was recorded.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Chairman, I am also calling for a Division.
¶ 02 [Division Bell rung. Voting commenced.]
¶ 03 Hon. Members, please confirm that your vote is correctly recorded on the digital board. If any Member on my right or left could not vote, please rise and inform. It appears none. The time for voting is now concluded.
¶ 04 According to Electronic Voting, Parliament divided: Ayes 88; Noes 10; Abstentions 0.
¶ 05 Head 103: Programme 01 – Recurrent Expenditure Rs. 8,087,000,000. Question put, and agreed to. Ordered to stand part of the Schedule.
¶ 06 Head 103: Programme 01 – Capital Expenditure Rs. 5,831,000,000. Question put, and agreed to. Ordered to stand part of the Schedule.
¶ 07 Head 103: Programme 02 – Recurrent Expenditure Rs. 6,687,000,000. Question put, and agreed to. Ordered to stand part of the Schedule.
¶ 08 Head 103: Programme 02 – Capital Expenditure Rs. 6,564,000,000. Question put, and agreed to. Ordered to stand part of the Schedule.
¶ 09 Head 222 – Sri Lanka Army: - Programme 01 – Operational Activities – Recurrent Expenditure Rs. 220,090,000,000. Question put, and agreed to. Ordered to stand part of the Schedule. - Programme 01 – Operational Activities – Capital Expenditure Rs. 5,435,000,000. Question put, and agreed to. Ordered to stand part of the Schedule.
¶ 10 The opposition of Hon. G.G. Ponnambalam to Head 222 is recorded.
¶ 11 Head 223 – Sri Lanka Navy: - Programme 01 – Operational Activities – Recurrent Expenditure Rs. 73,210,000,000. Question put, and agreed to. Ordered to stand part of the Schedule. - Programme 01 – Operational Activities – Capital Expenditure Rs. 19,353,000,000. Question put, and agreed to. Ordered to stand part of the Schedule.
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