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The Hon. Kabir Hashim

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Kegalle· 8 January 2025 ·Debate: Debate: Orders and Regulations under Foreign Exchange Act, Payment Systems Act, and Casino Business Regulation

Public Finance
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Kabir Hashim noted that Harsha de Silva continues as Chair of the Public Finance Committee and reiterated the position that a regulatory authority should be established before any licence is accepted. He questioned why the Government had still not appointed such an authority despite three months having passed.

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¶ 01 Our Hon. Harsha de Silva continues as the Chair of the Public Finance Committee. Even during the previous Government, our position was that before accepting a licence for that, a regulatory authority must be appointed. Why has the Government still not done that? Three months have passed and the Government still has not done it.

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Hansard, Wednesday, 8 January 2025 ·No. 1737023464031571 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Kabir Hashim. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 January 2025. No. 1737023464031571. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27607