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The Hon. K.D. Lal Kantha

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Mahanuwara· 12 March 2025 ·Debate: Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation

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On behalf of the Minister of Finance, K.D. Lal Kantha moved a Committee Stage amendment to the 2025 Appropriation Bill under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, increasing the Capital Expenditure allocation to Rs. 133,078,000,000. The amendment and related votes for Head 118, including recurrent and capital allocations under Programmes 01 and 02, were put to the House and agreed to.

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¶ 01 Mr. Chairman, on behalf of the Minister of Finance, at Committee Stage of the 2025 Appropriation Bill, I move the following amendment under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation:

¶ 02 On page 18, line 7, delete and substitute: Capital Rs. 133,078,000,000

¶ 03 Question put, and agreed to.

¶ 04 Question, “That the increased sum of Rs. 133,078,000,000, for Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule,” put and agreed to.

¶ 05 Capital Expenditure, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 06 Head 118, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 3,858,000,000: Question put, and agreed to. Ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 07 Head 118, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, Rs. 273,000,000: Question put, and agreed to. Ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 08 Programme 02 – Development Activities: Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 47,781,000,000; Capital Expenditure, Rs. 96,007,000,000.

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