During the cabinet meeting under newly elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, two key decisions were made.

The cabinet approved funding for the upcoming Parliamentary elections, allocating a total of 5 billion rupees, with an additional 6 billion rupees expected from the next national budget. The overall estimated cost of the election is around 11 billion rupees, as detailed by Cabinet spokesman Minister Vijitha Herath.

In a second key decision, the cabinet established a committee tasked with reviewing all facilities and privileges currently provided to Members of Parliament and former Presidents.