Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne has convened Parliament at 9.30 am today (30) in terms of Standing Order 16 of the Standing Orders of Parliament at the request of the Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya. The Speaker has issued the Gazette Extraordinary in this regard. The sitting is scheduled in line with the requirement for the Government to make a statement of revenue strategy consistent with the fiscal strategy statement as specified under Section 11 of the State Finance Management Act, No. 44 of 2024. Upon obtaining approval of the Cabinet-of-Ministers, under subsection (2), the fiscal strategy statement should be announced by the Minister of Finance at Parliament on or before the thirtieth day of June of each year. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake holds the Finance portfolio.
.Accordingly, under Standing Order 16 of Parliament, the Speaker has called for a special Parliament sitting while an adjournment debate, related to the government statement, will be held until 4:30 p.m.