Colombo 3rd of September : Sri the parliament of Sri Lanka has passed an interim budget with 120 votes in favor five against, and 43 abstentions.The members of parliament (MPs) who did not vote on Friday were a part of the principal opposition party Samagi Jana Balawegaya, and a group of MPs who broke off from the ruling party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP).
The interim budget was announced to the Parliament on August 30, by the President Ranil Wickremesinghe.Xinhua news agency reported.
In July, Wickremesinghe announced that an interim budget was planned to be released in August to implement policies to stabilize the economy as well as improve social security net.
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