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Heads of Expenditure of 26 ministries:
Minister Nimal Siripala to lead PSC
Leader of the House and Irrigation and Water
Management Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva was nominated yesterday to
lead the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) to discuss the Heads of
Expenditure of 26 ministries due to the lack of sufficient time to
discuss each of these ministries separately. Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa
nominated Minister De Silva as Chairman and 20 other Government and
Opposition MPs as members to the committee.
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*Practical issues looked into:
*All inclusive package:
A timely Budget for every segment
A cross section of Ministers interviewed by
the Sunday Observer said Budget 2014 was a comprehensive Budget which
has covered every segment of society with farsighted vision. The Budget
has taken into consideration practical issues and difficulties faced by
the people in all sectors beginning from grassroot level.
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All are equal irrespective of race - Deputy Speaker
Deputy Speaker Chandima Weerakkody said Sri Lanka
was one of the founder members of the Commonwealth and also one of the
oldest democracies in the region. “We will always contribute in the best
possible manner to protect and safeguard such values. But this does not
mean that there is room for anyone to hold an inquiry against us”.
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