Govt. to hold import of vehicles and new staff appointments for 2022

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The government has decided not to import any vehicles into the country and not to admit any new staff appointments for next year, Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa said.

Addressing the media, Minister Rajapaksa said the coming year was going to be difficult, and the government had to run through the year with the existing staff and vehicles.

"With the current situation in the country, the government is unable to import the vehicles," he said.

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Comments - 14

sam Thursday, 09 December 2021 09:34 PM

You can still import for ministers and give benefits also

common man Friday, 10 December 2021 05:50 AM

There is more than enough Government servants. 89% of tax income is paid out to them. Don't need any more new staff for the next 10 year.

DillonDP Friday, 10 December 2021 05:54 AM

Good also how about a parliament of 15 Ministers only

Lion Friday, 10 December 2021 06:31 AM

With regard to staff appointment it will be different if diehard pohottu boy appears before me.

Sambo Friday, 10 December 2021 07:28 AM

Remember it is your brother who inflated the government sector from eight hundred thousand to 1.9 million for political greed and today the public has to pay the price for this.

maha Friday, 10 December 2021 07:29 AM

Not only recruitment to the public sector, privatize inefficient institutions to avoid burden on the public

lennard Friday, 10 December 2021 08:16 AM

how about getting rid of absolute Insane number of government workers at all departments

Karalasingam Sivalingam Friday, 10 December 2021 09:04 AM

Banning import of vehicles is a very good move. Ministerial /VIP back up vehicles should be reduced to the minimum. Our parliamentarians should travel freely without security backups. The come to our homes for votes without security but once elected why a security cover.

Borat Friday, 10 December 2021 09:13 AM

How about trimming your benefits and especially your waistline . Maybe 2 meals a day cause of that

joshua Friday, 10 December 2021 09:28 AM

first reduce the ministries and abolish these so call PCs and PSs.

Priyntha77 Friday, 10 December 2021 10:17 AM

Please reduce present government servants eat up 82% of govt revenue. what a waste

Frustrated citizen Friday, 10 December 2021 10:20 AM

Kelani new bridge cost 40Bn. Government servant salary per year 1200Bn . so every year we can do 30 such mega project. see the waste of money by government servants

Siribiris Friday, 10 December 2021 10:37 AM

Thank you මොළ හතානෝ .

Dilshan Perera Friday, 10 December 2021 11:34 AM

Good decision.. Let vehicle importers starve to death.. their association should also be banned and members arrested.. it's their actions over so many decades that we cannot manufacturer an affordable quality vehicle..

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