Initially the draft resolution,the budget in November
It has been decided that on the 20th October the draft resolution of the proposed budget for the year 2017 would be presented to the parliament.
With the auspices of the Speaker Karu Jayasuriya at the meeting of the party leaders on the 06th
instant this had been said.Thereafter the Minister of Finance Karu Jayasuriya will be presenting the budget for the year 2017 on the 10th November.The third reading of the budget is scheduled before the voting on the 10th December.
Because of the installation of the new sound system the house would meet only on the third week of October and hence the draft resolution of the proposed budget would be read on the 25th, 26th,27th and 28th October.This was agreed upon by the party leaders.