The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and Leader of the House of Parliament

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 19 May 2026 ·Opening: Opening and Announcements

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Bimal Rathnayake presented several Auditor-General’s Reports to Parliament under Article 154(6) of the Constitution, covering selected parts for the financial years 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025. He also presented a Special Audit Report on tax, fines and interest recoverable by the Department of Inland Revenue from registered taxpayers as at 30 June 2024. Parliament agreed to his motions that the reports be printed.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I move that the said Report be printed.

¶ 02 Question put, and agreed to.

¶ 03 Ordered that the Report be printed.

¶ 04 Hon. Speaker, in terms of Article 154(6) of the Constitution, I present: - For the financial year 2021: Part XXVIII of Part IV of the Auditor-General’s Report; - For the financial year 2023: Part XXVI of Part IV and Part XXX of Part VI of the Auditor-General’s Report; - For the financial year 2024: Part XXVI of Part IV and Part XXVI of Part VI of the Auditor-General’s Report; and - For the financial year 2025: Part 1 of Part I of the Auditor-General’s Report.

¶ 05 I move that the said Reports be printed.

¶ 06 Question put, and agreed to.

¶ 07 Ordered that the Reports be printed.

¶ 08 Hon. Speaker, in terms of Article 154(6) of the Constitution, I present the Special Audit Report on tax, fines and interest recoverable by the Department of Inland Revenue from registered taxpayers as at 30 June 2024, under Part X of the Auditor-General’s Report.

¶ 09 I move that the said Report be printed.

¶ 10 Question put, and agreed to.

¶ 11 Ordered that the Report be printed.

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 19 May 2026 ·No. 23608 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and Leader of the House of Parliament. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 May 2026. No. 23608. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/29102