The Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar - Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources
Moved a resolution, on behalf of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Education, to approve Determination No. 40 under Section 8 of the Appropriation Act, No. 3 of 2025. The determination amends the expenditure and receipts limits for Head 25002, “Payments on behalf of Other Governments – Deposit Account – Department of State Accounts,” reducing both from Rs. 1.25 billion to Rs. 1.15 billion, with validity until 31 December 2025 and Cabinet approval noted. The motion was put to the House and agreed to.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 On behalf of the Prime Minister and the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, I move:
¶ 02 “That this Parliament resolves that, in terms of Section 8 of the Appropriation Act, No. 3 of 2025, and with Government approval, the Determination bearing No. 40 made by the Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies be approved; namely, to amend specified limits under Head 25002 ‘Payments on behalf of Other Governments – Deposit Account – Department of State Accounts’ as follows:
¶ 03 - Column II (Maximum Limit of Expenditure): from Rs. 1,250,000,000 to Rs. 1,150,000,000 - Column III (Minimum Limit of Receipts): from Rs. 1,250,000,000 to Rs. 1,150,000,000 - Column IV (Maximum Limit of Debit Balance): Not applicable - Column V (Maximum Limit of Liabilities): Not applicable
¶ 04 (This determination is valid up to 31.12.2025.)
¶ 05 Signed: Anura Kumara Dissanayake 06.04.2026, Colombo 01.
¶ 06 (Cabinet approval has been granted.)”
¶ 07 Question put, and agreed to.
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