Finance Minister arrives in Parliament for budget speech

November 12, 2021 01:57 pm

Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa, who will be delivering his inaugural budget speech today, arrived at the Parliament a short while ago.

His arrival was followed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

The budget speech is scheduled to commence at 02.00 p.m. This is the 76th budget of an independent Sri Lanka. It is also the second budget of the incumbent government.

The 2022 Appropriation Bill was introduced in Parliament by the Minister of Finance on October 07.

This Appropriation Bill was published in the Gazette on September 29, 2021, for matters relating to obtaining service expenses for the financial year 2022 from the Consolidated Fund or any other suitable fund with provisions and obtaining loans within or outside Sri Lanka.

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