Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva
Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva commented on the first Budget presented by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake as Minister of Finance, acknowledging the Government’s large parliamentary majority and its ability to pass the Budget. He argued that the JVP-led Government has not been able to deliver on its promises to the public and therefore cannot meet the demands he has raised in relation to the Budget.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the first Budget of the Reconstruction Government was presented yesterday by my friend Hon. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his capacity as Minister of Finance. He even took a little “shot” at me while presenting it. That is fine; he is a friend. But since the JVP has been unable to deliver on what they promised the people, he cannot give what I am asking for.
¶ 02 First, I congratulate him for strengthening the representation from three MPs in the last Parliament to 159 MPs today under his leadership. Now, with two-thirds power, the Government has the ability to pass any kind of Budget. Members, ...
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Cite as: Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 February 2025. No. 1740219460090985. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/48