The interim budget for the first quarter of 2019 has been passed with 102 votes in favour with six against .
The vote-on account was submitted before Parliament by Minister of Finance, Mangala Samaraweera. The JVP voted against the interim budget while the UPFA abstained from voting.
Accordingly, a sum of Rs 1765 billion has been allocated for government expenditure out of which Rs 970 billion would be utilised for debt repayment purposes during the first quarter of 2019.
Meanwhile, Parliament has been adjourned until January 8, 2019.
The Committee on High Posts has approved the nomination of Former Air Force Commander Air Chief Marshal (Retd.)
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.
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