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Part VI · Procedure to Obtain Assistance of the Parliamentary Budget Office

34. Request to prepare policy costing from a recognised political party or independent group

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

(1)

A leader of either a recognised political party or an independent group that is represented in Parliament may make a request to the Parliamentary Budget Office to prepare a policy costing of a proposal in the manifesto prior to the dissolution of Parliament.

(2)

Following the dissolution of Parliament, a leader of either a recognised political party or an independent group contesting the election may make a request to the

Parliamentary Budget Office to prepare a policy costing of a proposal published in its manifesto, in accordance with such rules made by the Parliamentary Budget Officer.

(3)

On receipt of a request, the Parliamentary Budget Officer shall conduct a policy costing and release such request and the policy costing to the public, as soon as practicable.

(4)

Where the Parliamentary Budget Officer is unable to publicly release a policy costing conducted in response to a request made under subsection (1) or (2) prior to the polling date, he shall release a statement to the public assigning reasons therefor.

(5)

The statement referred to in subsection (4) shall be released by the Parliamentary Budget Officer as soon as practicable following the polling date.

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Finance

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Part VIII

General

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