An unique sitting of Parliament began at 9:30 a.m.
today (June 30).
Speaker of your house, Dr.
Jagath Wickramaratne, convened Parliament in accordance with Standing Order 16 of the Standing Orders of Parliament, following a demand made by the Prime Minister.A Gazette Extraordinary in this regard has been issued by the Speaker.The choice to hold this special sitting was taken by the Committee on Parliamentary Business.The session has actually been assembled in line with the requirement for the Government to provide a profits method statement consistent with the fiscal method declaration, as defined under Section 11 of the State Finance Management Act, No.
44 of 2024.
Upon acquiring approval from the Cabinet of Ministers under subsection (2 ), the fiscal strategy statement should be revealed by the Minister of Finance in Parliament on or before the thirtieth of June each year.Accordingly, under Standing Order 16 of Parliament, the Speaker has actually called for an unique Parliament sitting while an adjournment argument related to the government declaration will be held until 4:30 p.m.
today.