2019 Budget passed with a majority of 45 votes

6 April 2019 12:05 am

 

The third reading of the 2019 Budget was passed in Parliament yesterday with a majority of 45 votes with 119 members voting in favour while 74 voting against.   

The joint opposition and JVP MPs voted against.   


Some of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) MPs were not in the chamber while the vote was taken up.