14 November, 2021
The Second Reading debate of Budget 2022 which commenced yesterday (November 13) will continue for seven days until next Monday (November 22).
The vote on the Second Reading of the Budget will take place on November 22 at 5.00 p.m.
Subsequently, the Committee Stage Debate will commence on November 23 and will continue for 16 days, including Saturday, until December 10. The Third Reading vote will be held on December 10 at 5.00 pm.
The 2022 Budget was presented to Parliament by Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksa on Friday (November 12) at 2.00 p.m followed by the Budget speech.
This was the 76th Budget of an Independent Sri Lanka and the second Budget of the incumbent Government and the first-ever presented by Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa.