The argument on the Committee Stage or the Third Reading of the 2025 Appropriation Bill, or the 79th Budget Speech, is set up to begin today (Feb.
27) in parliament.The Committee Stage of the Budget will be held for over 19 days, including four Saturdays, from February 27 to March 21.
Following this phase, the vote on the 3rd reading of the bill is scheduled to happen on March 21 at 6.00 p.m.The Second Reading of the Appropriation Bill for the year 2025 was passed in the Parliament on February 25 by a majority of 109 votes, where 155 votes were cast in favor of the Bill and 46 votes were cast versus it.President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his capability as the Minister of Finance, provided the Second Reading of the Appropriation Bill for the year 2025 (Budget Speech) to the Parliament on February 17.
The debate on the Second Reading of the Appropriation Bill (Budget) was held for 7 days from 18 February till February 25.