Vote on Account passed in parliament

The Vote on Account to cover expenditures of the first four months of 2019 was passed in Parliament with by a majority of 96 votes today.

102 members voted in favour while 06 members, all from the JVP, voted against. Although the UPFA abstained from voting, its general secretary Mahinda Amaraweera said that the party will not object the vote on account. 

Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera presenting the vote on account said that the expenditure for the four-month period would be LKR 1745 billion with LKR 970 billion allocated for debt servicing.