Vote on second reading of 2026 Budget underway

Vote on second reading of 2026 Budget underway

November 14, 2025   06:20 pm

Voting on the second reading of the 2026 Appropriation Bill is currently underway in Parliament.

The second reading of the Appropriation Bill for the year 2026 (the Budget Speech) was presented to Parliament on November 07, by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his capacity as the Minister of Finance.

Subsequently, the debate on the second reading of the budget took place for six days including today.

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