The Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana
Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana argued that the Vote on Account should not proceed only through the scheduled two-day debate but must be referred to the Committee on Public Finance under Standing Order 121, citing its links to Article 152 of the Constitution. He also stated that, because it is connected to the Government’s IMF Agreement and economic stability, it should be presented to the Committee on Economic Stabilization under Standing Order 123.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, we have allocated two days for a debate, but please see Standing Orders 72 and 121. Standing Order 121 requires the Committee on Public Finance to examine these. Therefore, the Vote on Account must be referred to the Committee on Public Finance. Further, the Vote on Account comes under SO 121(2)(b), (2)(c), (2)(d), (2)(g) and (2)(i), which refer to Article 152 of the Constitution. Also, the Vote on Account would be pursuant to the Agreement between the Government of Sri Lanka and the IMF. Hon. Speaker, that Agreement relates to the economic stability of Sri Lanka. Standing Order 123 deals with the Committee on Economic Stabilization. Therefore, it is necessary for the Vote on Account to be presented to both those Committees.
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