2023 Budget: Second reading passed in Sri Lanka’s Parliament

Budget in Sri Lanka Parliament

Second reading of the 2023 budget passed in Sri Lanka’s Parliament with a majority of 37 votes when the vote was taken a short while ago.

Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena said 121 parliamentarians voted in favour of the budget while 84 voted against it.

Meanwhile, MP C.V. Wigneswaran abstained from voting.