CMC administration can bring another budget within 14 days

The Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) administration has the option of presenting a fresh budget within 14 days, in accordance with the Local Government Ordinance, a long-standing member of the CMC said.

Long-standing CMC member Tony Ramzi told the Daily Mirror that the administration is permitted to bring in a new budget under the Local Government Ordinance, while the Minister in charge of Local Government bodies also has the authority to approve a third budget as provided by law.