The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva
As Chair of the Committee on Public Finance, Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva stated that existing disaster-related allocations include Rs. 8.508 billion for recurrent expenditure and Rs. 1.58 billion for capital expenditure, with a further Rs. 15 billion available to be spent in the coming weeks without fresh parliamentary approval. He emphasized the need to make provision in the 2026 Budget, calling for at least Rs. 15 billion to be immediately allocated under 2026 heads, particularly for capital works to repair canals and waterways.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, speaking as Chair of the Committee on Public Finance: we checked this morning. The Minister has stated there are allocations and provisions. For disaster-related Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 8.508 billion had been set aside; for Capital Expenditure, Rs. 1.58 billion. However, in the coming weeks, around Rs. 15 billion more can be spent without fresh Parliamentary approval. The issue is that we must provide for 2026. At least Rs. 15 billion must be immediately allocated under the 2026 heads, especially for Capital Expenditure to repair canals and waterways.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 28 November 2025. No. 23026. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5050