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The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Colombo· 23 October 2025 ·Procedural: Procedural Discussion: Appropriation Bill Amendment and Finance Ministry Clarification

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As Chair of the Committee on Public Finance, Dr. Harsha de Silva noted that changes had been made after the original Appropriation Bill was presented. He proposed that the Committee take up and approve the Bill at its sitting that day, warning that otherwise there may not be enough time to return it from the Committee to Parliament.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, as the Chair of the Committee on Public Finance, I wish to say a word. I believe the Hon. Member is correct, because the changes were made subsequent to the presentation of the original Appropriation Bill. Therefore, today in the Committee on Public Finance, we can take up the Appropriation Bill. If we bring it in that manner at that sitting, we can approve it. Otherwise, we will run short of time to bring it back from the Committee on Public Finance to Parliament, Hon. Minister.

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Hansard, Thursday, 23 October 2025 ·No. 22641 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 October 2025. No. 22641. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7922