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Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2017-08-09
Parliamentary Budget Office
- The proposal made by Hon. Ranil Wickremasinghe, the Prime Minister to instruct the Legal Draftsman to draft the necessary legislation for the establishment of a 'Parliamentary Budget Office', with the main objective of providing services and facilities for the Members of Parliament, including an independent and non‑partisan analysis of budget cycles, fiscal policy and financial proposals, when the Parliament exercise effective control over Public Finance in terms of the provisions of the Constitution, was approved by the Cabinet.