Chamith Wijesundera

A new website aimed at monitoring the government’s budget commitments, expenditure and overall performance was launched today (November 11) on the instructions of Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa. The platform, [oversight.lk] has been introduced ahead of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s presentation of the government’s third budget to Parliament tomorrow, in his capacity as Finance Minister. According to the Opposition, the website is designed to help the public examine the government’s performance against commitments made in its previous two budgets, as well as proposals contained in the upcoming budget. The platform provides information on the implementation of previous budget proposals, ministry-wise performance, audit findings relating to state institutions and analytical data on government revenue and expenditure. The initiative is intended to provide the public with access to information that can be used to assess government spending, financial management and the implementation of budget commitments. The launch comes amid Opposition calls for greater transparency over the implementation of previous budgets. In Parliament on October 22, Premadasa questioned the government over the progress of the 2026 Budget and requested detailed information on ministry expenditure, project implementation and unused allocations. Deputy Finance Minister Anil Jayantha Fernando said the information would take time to compile, explaining that the government followed a performance based budgeting approach. President Dissanayake is scheduled to present the 2027 Budget to Parliament on November 12. (Newswire)