Second Reading of the 2019 Budget had been passed with a majority of 43 votes as 119 voted
in favor and 76 voted against it during the vote held this evening (12) in Parliament.
MP's belonging to governing United National Party(UNP) ,Tamil National Alliance (TNA) ,Sri Lanka Muslim Congress(SLMC) and MP Arumugam Thondaman along with MP Muttu Sivalingam attached to Ceylon Workers Congress had voted in favor of the second reading of the Budget whilst MP 's oi United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) chaired by President Maithripala Sirisena along with leftist Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna (JVP) had voted against the Budget.
Eight MP's including the secretary of UPFA Mahinda Amaraweera ,Secretary of Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) Dayasiri Jauasekare and rebel UNP MP's Asoka Priyantha and Wijedasa Rajapakshe were absent during the voting.
The third reading debate of the 2019-Budget which presented to the Parliament by finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera on 05th of March will begin tomorrow(13) and scheduled to be held until 05 th of April .
MP's belonging to governing United National Party(UNP) ,Tamil National Alliance (TNA) ,Sri Lanka Muslim Congress(SLMC) and MP Arumugam Thondaman along with MP Muttu Sivalingam attached to Ceylon Workers Congress had voted in favor of the second reading of the Budget whilst MP 's oi United Peoples Freedom Alliance (UPFA) chaired by President Maithripala Sirisena along with leftist Janatha Wimukthi Peramuna (JVP) had voted against the Budget.
Eight MP's including the secretary of UPFA Mahinda Amaraweera ,Secretary of Sri Lanka Freedom Party(SLFP) Dayasiri Jauasekare and rebel UNP MP's Asoka Priyantha and Wijedasa Rajapakshe were absent during the voting.
The third reading debate of the 2019-Budget which presented to the Parliament by finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera on 05th of March will begin tomorrow(13) and scheduled to be held until 05 th of April .
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