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The Second Reading of the Appropriation Bill for the year 2025 was passed in the Parliament yesterday by a majority of 109 votes.
The Second Reading vote was held at around 6.10 p.m. where 155 votes were cast in favour of the Bill and 46 votes were cast against it.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his capacity as the Finance Minister, presented the Second Reading of the Appropriation Bill for the year 2025 (Budget Speech) to the Parliament on the 17 February.
The debate on the Second Reading of the Appropriation Bill (Budget) was held for seven days from 18 February until yesterday.
Accordingly, the Committee Stage debate will be held for 19 days from 27 February to 21 March, 2025 while the vote on the Third Reading of the budget for the financial year 2025 is scheduled to be held on 21 March at 6.00 p.m.
