The final vote on this year's budget will take place in Parliament this evening.
The Joint Opposition has already announced that it would vote against the budget while the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) parliamentarians are yet to announce their decision in this regard.
A special discussion was held yesterday between President Maithripala Sirisena, Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa along with a group of SLFP parliamentarians to decide on the budget. However, the meeting ended in a stalemate.
Accordingly, the SLFPers will meet President Maithripala Sirisena today (Apr 05) to arrive at a final decision concerning the vote.
Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, arrested on allegation of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has been remanded until July 1 by the Colombo Magistrate court.
Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Stabilization and NPP National List MP Harshana Suriyapperuma who is tipped to be named the next Finance Ministry Secretary resigned from Parliament today.
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