The Parliament’s Department of Communication announced that the third reading vote on the 2026 Appropriation Bill - Sri Lanka’s 80th national budget - will be conducted this evening (05) at 6 p.m.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, serving as Minister of Finance, delivered the second reading of the 2026 Budget in Parliament on November 7, 2025. The proposal received approval during the vote held on November 14, securing a majority of 118 votes. A total of 160 MPs supported the Budget, while 42 voted against it and eight members chose to abstain.Although the third reading debate was allotted 17 days, parliamentary sittings were interrupted multiple times due to severe weather across the country.
Additionally, the Parliamentary Communication Department confirmed that a supplementary estimate has been submitted to allocate relief funds for those affected by Cyclone ‘Ditwah’.
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