2019 Budget up for final vote on April 4

2019 Budget up for final vote on April 4

January 5, 2019   09:24 am

The Budget proposal for the 2019 fiscal year will be presented in Parliament on the 5th of March with the final vote to be taken on the 4th of April, the Ministry of Finance said.

The ministry said that the 2019 Appropriation Bill will be presented to the Cabinet for approval next week. It will be presented to Parliament by Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera on February 05.

The second reading of the budget will be held on March 05 while the debate on the third reading of the budget will take place from March 13.

The government says it will aim at increasing the Government revenue by more than 17% of GDP.

 

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