The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
Hon. Ravi Karunanayake questioned the procedure relating to the Appropriation Bill, noting that a Cabinet amendment had altered the Bill but it had not been re-presented to Parliament. He argued that, before the Budget presentation on 7 November, Parliament should approve the amended amounts under the relevant Heads, and asked that this be addressed promptly given uncertainty about the next sitting.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I must raise a point regarding the motion moved by Hon. Nalinda Jayatissa. Previously, a Cabinet amendment was submitted in respect of the Appropriation Bill. Thereafter, the Appropriation Bill changed. It has not been re-presented to Parliament. Therefore, before the Budget is presented on 7 November, the amended Appropriation Bill should be presented to Parliament. Thirty days are not required for that. However, Parliament needs to approve the changes in the amounts under the amended Heads. That has not yet been done. If that is not done tomorrow, we do not know when we will meet again, which is why I raise this question.
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Cite as: The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 October 2025. No. 22641. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7921