Finance Committee Withhold Authorizing Vehicle Purchases for Ministers

Public Finance Committee led by M.A. Sumanthiran examined the Supplementary Estimates presented to the House on May 5 which, among other things, sought Rs 329 million to purchase vehicles for Ministers, a Provincial Governor and a Secretary to the Prime Minister.

Subsequently it’s  Chairman  M.A. Sumanthiran yesterday informed Speaker Karu Jayasuriya that the Committee has decided to withhold its approval  to purchase new vehicles for Ministers.

The committee has requested the Director General of the National Budget Department to provide the details of vehicles purchased for ministers since January 2015 and to include in the report the present condition of vehicles used by the Ministers.

The Committee would withhold its authorization until it receives the requested detail.