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The Hon. K. D. Lal Kantha

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Mahanuwara· 27 November 2025 ·Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage - Eleventh Allotted Day (Heads 118, 281, 282, 285-289, 292, 327, 337)

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K. D. Lal Kantha, on behalf of the Minister of Finance, moved a Committee Stage amendment to the Appropriation Bill, 2026, relating to the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation. The amendment sought to replace the relevant figures on page 19 with allocations of Rs. 90.15 billion for recurrent expenditure and Rs. 138.9 billion for capital expenditure.

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¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, on behalf of the Minister of Finance, I move the following amendment at the Committee Stage of the Appropriation Bill, 2026, for the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation:

¶ 02 On page 19, delete lines 11 and 12 and substitute: “Recurrent Rs. 90,150,000,000 Capital Rs. 138,900,000,000”.

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Hansard, Thursday, 27 November 2025 ·No. 23013 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. K. D. Lal Kantha. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 27 November 2025. No. 23013. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5431