Supplementary estimate for Rs.169.8 in Parliament

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The Government today presented a supplementary estimate seeking parliamentary approval for an expenditure of Rs.169.8 million for foreign travel by several ministries.

Approval was sought to spend Rs.148,100,000 for foreign travel and training by the Department of Inland Revenue; Rs.8 million by the Fisheries Ministry; Rs.1.3 million by the Foreign Employment Ministry; Rs.3.07 million by the Science and Technology Ministry; Rs.5 million by the Finance and Media Ministry; Rs.1.018 million by the Buddha Sasana Ministry and Rs.269,000 by the National Co-existence and National Languages Ministry.

Approval was also sought for an expenditure of Rs.27 million to enhance the Bribery Commission; Rs.700,000 for the Protocol Office in Parliament and Rs.30 million to construct a monument in memory of the late Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thera.

The Government also sought approval to spend more than Rs.2 billion for disaster relief and Rs.2.5 million to acquire monitoring equipment for the Department of Meteorology.

Approval was also sought for Rs.66,040,000 in lieu of rents and rates for the building where the Ministry of Agriculture was located. (Yohan Perera and Ajith Siriwardana)

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Niro Tuesday, 05 December 2017 11:41 PM

tawa deepiyaw munta chandhe

Ruwan Wednesday, 06 December 2017 05:30 AM

This is what the politicians want! Travel to foreign land! It starts with the PM and the president! They go but gets nothing for the country out of the tour!WE NEED A CHANGE!

concerned citizen Wednesday, 06 December 2017 01:59 PM

I voted for this Govt. to bring in the culprits who robbed the country and enriched themselves. I am disgusted and hope the President and Prime Minister will read these comments and act. % votes will go to another party coming election!

ANTON Wednesday, 06 December 2017 07:16 AM

........ AND 0.00000000 RS FOR PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS.

Lord Wolfstein Wednesday, 06 December 2017 09:17 AM

It is certainly not in the spirit of Lord Buddha to waste 30 million rupees to construct a monument in memory of a monk.

Terry Wednesday, 06 December 2017 09:43 AM

Agreed do we want the corrupt RAJAPAKSAS who took plane loads out on jaunts all over the world cancelling regular flights of Sri Lankan airlines

R.M.B Senanayake Wednesday, 06 December 2017 09:51 AM

These large Supplementary Estimates are making a mockery of budgetary process. The Supplementary Estimate must at least state why it was not possible to include the provision sought in the original budget estimate.It must also include the revised figures for the Total Expenditure and total Income as of date of submission of the Supplementary EstimateRMB Senanayake

Sincere Wednesday, 06 December 2017 09:55 AM

Pls do not forget to include the empty building in Rajagiriya.

Huna Wednesday, 06 December 2017 10:40 AM

Though we have huge foreign debt's to pay off and have to save money for the government ,at least that is what PM says all the time

Sambo Wednesday, 06 December 2017 01:51 PM

Ban all their travels. It's waste of public money. What are they going for? Is it a full paid holiday.

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