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Daily Financial Times
Daily Financial Times
Says Cabinet has failed in its duties; questions who authorised free float of rupeeFormer Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe yesterday proposed bringing in a resolution for the Legislature to take over public finance. He said this can be done under Section 148 of the Constitution. “Cabinet has failed to put the country’s finances in place. Therefore, what should be done now is for the Legislature to take control of finances. It is possible to bring in a resolution on parliamentary control of public finances which is possible through Section 148 of the Constitution. Parliament can even meet on…