President Ranil Wickremesinghe as Finance Minister will present the inaugural speech of the Second Reading of the Appropriation (Amendment) Bill on August 30.
Acting Secretary General of Parliament Kushani Rohanadheera said this decision was taken at the Committee on Parliamentary Business chaired by Deputy Speaker Ajith Rajapakse to discuss the business of parliament of the coming week yesterday (24) .
Parliament will convene at 1 pm on August 30, and the President will present the Second Reading of the Appropriation (Amendment) Bill following which Parliament will be adjourned.
The debate on the second reading of the Appropriation (Amendment) Bill will be held on August 31 and September 1 from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm without a lunch break.
The Second Reading of the Appropriation (Amendment) Bill will be debated on September 2 from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm, following which the Bill is scheduled to be passed after the Committee Stage and the Third Reading. Three Regulations under the Foreign Exchange Act, a resolution under the Customs Ordinance and Orders under the Special Commodity Levy Act are also scheduled to be approved in Parliament on the same day.
On Monday 29, according to a motion brought by the opposition, the adjournment debate will be held from 9.30 am to 4.30 pm on “The difficulties faced by the General Public due to increase
in the electricity Tariff by a large Proportion”.
The Leader of the House Minister Dr.Susil Premajayantha informed the committee that a special programme to inform the government and opposition members about the current economic
situation will be held on August 30 from 2 to 4 pm conducted by Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe. The Leader of the House also stated that he expects the participation of all Members of the Government and the Opposition.
Meanwhile, the Leader of the House said that by making an amendment to the Standing Orders, they will promptly appoint the Sectoral Oversight Committees. He also said that according to the President’s suggestion three more standing committees are expected to be established in order to strengthen the Parliamentary Committee system.
A discussion was also held regarding the need to give fair time to the Members of Parliament who left the Government party and act independently during the parliamentary debates.
The Adjournment Debate on “The difficulties faced by the public due to increase in the electricity Tariff by a large Proportion” will be held on August 29.
by Daily News Sri Lanka
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