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Sri Lankan parliament passes interim budget

Sep 03, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 3: Sri Lanka's parliament on Friday passed an interim budget with 120 votes for, five votes against and 43 abstentions.
The members of parliament (MPs) who abstained from voting included those from the main opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya, and a group of MPs who have broken away from the ruling party Sri Lanka PodujanaPeramuna (SLPP).
The interim budget was presented to Parliament on August 30 by President RanilWickremesinghe.
In July, Wickremesinghe said that the interim budget would be presented in August for implementing policies to stabilize economy and enhance social safety net.
Source: Xinhua

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