2. Appropriation for financial year, 2013

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

(1)

Without prejudice to any other law authorizing any expenditure and subject to the provisions of subsection (4) of this section, the expenditure of the Government which is estimated will be rupees one thousand three hundred eighty seven billion for the service of the period beginning on

January 1, 2013 and ending on December 31, 2013 (in this

Act referred to as the “financial year 2013”), shall be met –

(a)

from payments which are hereby authorized to be made out of the Consolidated Fund or any other fund or moneys of or at the disposal of the Government;

and

(b)

from the proceeds of loans which are hereby authorized in terms of relevant laws to be raised whether in or outside Sri Lanka, for and on behalf of the Government, so however that the aggregate of such proceeds does not exceed rupees one thousand three hundred three billion and the details of such loans shall be incorporated in the final Budget

Position Report which is required to be tabled in

Parliament under section 13 of the Fiscal Management

(Responsibility) Act, No. 3 of 2003.

(2)

The sum of rupees one thousand three hundred eighty seven billion referred to in subsection (1), may be expended as specified in the First Schedule to this Act.

(3)

The provisions of subsection (1) shall have effect without prejudice to the provisions of any other written law, authorizing the raising of loans for and on behalf of the

Government.

(4)

The estimated expenditure of the Government authorized by laws to be charged on the Consolidated Fund, will be rupees one thousand one hundred eighty billion, for the service of the period beginning on January 1, 2013 and ending on December 31, 2013. The expenditure Heads and the laws under which such expenditure is authorized to be made, are as specified in the Second Schedule to this Act.

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