The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
Ravi Karunanayake queried a supplementary allocation linked to USAID and the Department of Import and Export Control, asking whether it represented an actual cash disbursement by 31 December 2024 or merely an allocation. He requested clarification from the Prime Minister on how any resulting deficit would be addressed following the 24 January 2025 US Executive Order halting USAID funding. He also asked for an assessment of the impact of the suspension of USAID support on Sri Lanka and globally.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, this is in reference to the Note on Supplementary Allocations presented by the Hon. Prime Minister. The document cites an item by USAID dated 19 December 2024, with the Department of Import and Export Control as the spending department.
¶ 02 Hon. Prime Minister, as of 24 January 2025, there was an Executive Order by President Donald Trump ceasing all USAID to the world. Was that only an allocation, or cash given up to 31 December 2024, to be disbursed through the Department of Import and Export Control? Otherwise, this will only be an academic exercise. Please check and advise.
¶ 03 Also, if it was up to the 31st, there will be a deficit. How are you going to address that?
¶ 04 Further, please explain the impact on the world, including Sri Lanka, owing to USAID being halted.
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Cite as: The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 February 2025. No. 1739175806099814. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/26716