Mayantha Dissanayake appointed new chair of Public Finance Committee

MP Mayantha Dissanayake of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has been appointed as the new chairperson of the Committee on Public Finance (COPF) in parliament.

Meanwhile the Committee on Public Finance, met for the first time today (23) under the patronage of newly appointed chairman, Member of Parliament Mayantha Dissanayake.

In terms of the Standing Orders of Parliament, MP Mayantha Dissanayake, representing the opposition, was nominated as the Chairman of the Committee on Public Finance by the Committee of Selection which met today.

Several Members of Parliament representing the ruling party and opposition were present in this meeting.