COLOMBO – A budgetary allocation of Rs 10 billion has been set aside in the 2024 budget as expenses for the presidential election this year, Cabinet spokesman Bandula Gunawardena said on Tuesday (5), adding that Sri Lanka has to conduct the presidential and general elections within the allocated funds.
Addressing the Cabinet press briefing, Gunawardena said funds required for conducting provincial council elections and local government elections in 2025 will be released from the budget for 2025.
Gunawardena also said the Cabinet had decided that revisions to applicable election laws should be introduced subject to amendments of the Parliament, if required, based on the scheduled recommendations to be presented by the test commission to the Parliament, declared by the extraordinary gazette notification No. 2354/06 dated 16.10.2023, as well as established under Test Commissions Act (Authority 393) No. 17 of 1948.
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