Second Day of Debate for 2026 Budget Speech Today

COLOMBO (News 1st) -Today marks the second day of the debate on the 2026 Budget Speech.

The debate on the second reading of the budget is scheduled to continue for six days, until the 14th of this month.

The vote on the second reading of the 2026 Budget is scheduled to take place at 6:00 PM on the 14th of November.

The Committee Stage debate of the budget will be held from the 15th of this month until December 5th, spanning 17 days.

Meanwhile, the final vote on the third reading of the budget is scheduled for 6:00 PM on December 5th.

The 2026 Budget Speech was presented to Parliament last Friday by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his capacity as Minister of Finance.

This marks the second budget of the new government and the 80th national budget of independent Sri Lanka.