Budget 2023 passed with 123 votes

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The budget presented to Parliament by President Ranil Wickramasinghe for the year 2023 has been passed with 43 majority votes.

The voting for the third reading of the budget was held this afternoon (08) and the number of votes received in favor of the budget was 123.

Only 80 votes were received against it. Two MPs abstained from voting.

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