Sri Lanka, Dec. 3 -- Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Harsha de Silva said today that a fund called 'Rebuilding Sri Lanka' cannot be established without Parliamentary approval and urged the government to get it approved by Parliament.

He told Parliament that in terms of the Constitution, Parliament has full control over public finance.

The MP said as per the Public Financial Management Act, statutory funds cannot be established at will and added that the fund must be established as per the Constitution and the Public Financial Management Act.

"We have no objections to establishing the fund. It must be established as per the Constitution and the Public Financial Management Act," he said.

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