After President Anura Kumara Dissanayake arrived in the Parliament chamber carrying the budget proposals for the year 2027, the Government Information Department stated that the Cabinet of Ministers, which met yesterday (12) morning, granted approval for the budget proposal.
“President brings 2027 budget proposals to Parliament”
This budget is the third budget of the National People’s Power (NPP) government, and the budget proposal for the 2027 fiscal year was first presented to Parliament for its first reading on October 7th.
Following the budget speech delivered by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in Parliament yesterday, the debate on the second reading of the budget is scheduled to be held for a period of 7 days starting today (13).