The Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana has endorsed the certificate on the Bill titled “Economic Transformation Bill” recently, the Parliamentary Communications Department said.   

The Bill with the objective of providing provisions for National Policy on Economic Transformation, was presented to Parliament on the 22 May 2024. 

On the 25 July 2024, the debate of the Second Reading for the Bill was held in Parliament, after which the Bill was passed in Parliament with amendments and without a vote.

Accordingly, this Bill will be known as the Economic Transformation Act No. 45 of 2024, according to the Parliamentary Communications Department.

-Ada Derena