One Opposition MP votes in favour of 2025 Budget

March 22, 2025 at 7:48 AM

Opposition MP K Kader Masthan was the only member from the opposition to vote in favour of the third reading of the Appropriation Bill (2025), which was passed in Parliament yesterday with a majority of 114 votes.

The Bill received 159 votes in favour and 45 against during the final vote held this evening.

Kader Masthan, a former SLPP MP from the Vanni District, was elected to Parliament this term representing the Labour Party. (NewsWire)