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80 million-rupee luxury BMWs for new ministers
Sunday, 25 February 2007 - 6:02 AM SL Time
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Contrary to assurances that the new ministers in the super-size Cabinet of President Mahinda Rajapaksa will only be drawing their salaries as parliamentarians and not be given any perks, a scramble for luxury vehicles by the new ministers has begun.
Early this week Treasury Secretary P. B. Jayasundera directed Director General Budget Sudharma Karunaratne to prepare a policy guideline circular on allocation of new vehicles.
Dr. Jayasundera, said that only four applications had been received so far and they were being approved on a case by case basis and provisions provided for through miscellaneous votes as these expenses were not envisaged in the last budget.
The Sunday Times however, learns that as many as 40 new luxury vehicles were likely to be ordered.
Unconfirmed reports said the vehicles were bullet proof BMWs like the one that saved the life of Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse on December 1 and may cost about Rs. 80 million each.
It is also learnt that while the Treasury is merely approving and providing financial allocations, the actual procurement of vehicles is being done by the presidential secretariat.
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hmdqbl
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25 Feb 2007 07:09:24 GMT Report for Abuse
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One of the reasons for the cross over has become shamelessly blatant!
Treasury is merely approving and providing financial allocations, the actual procurement of vehicles is being done by the presidential secretariat
...and it is shamelessly ordered that all underhand cuts are only by the Head & Brothers, Ltd.
Enjoy while the southern idiocy prevail! |
Dauntless
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25 Feb 2007 07:31:01 GMT Report for Abuse
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| And these a$$hole$ have increased the basic car taxes almost every year to a point where a basic sedan is beyond budget for most people who deserves a car |
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25 Feb 2007 09:53:20 GMT Report for Abuse
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There you are, another great opportunity for the Rajapakse clan to become filthy rich.
NAtional LEader/ELAN. |
mareesa03
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25 Feb 2007 12:08:24 GMT Report for Abuse
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80 million-rupee luxury BMWs for new ministers
Another big robbery,of peoples money...
As long as back licking modays are there anything is possible in the Mahinda & Bros..
80,000/- Salary
100.000/- Housing
Retirement benefits..
Unlimited allowances..
BMW.. New models..
How to get all these benefits..
Get hold of some Modayas.. and become a Minister...
But, you need only one qualification..
You must be a approved 'Thug and a playboy..lol' |
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25 Feb 2007 13:02:03 GMT Report for Abuse
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When i said that it is a failed and corrupted country, this news confirm that.
When people die of poverty and war, politicians drive BMW cars.
What a shame ! More rapidly the people realize how much we are stolen and insulted more rapidly we will live happily.
Edited By - KURAL - 25 Feb 2007 13:03:12 GMT |
Parasuram
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25 Feb 2007 14:01:11 GMT Report for Abuse
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According to my calculation 80 million SL Rupee is about USD 770,000.
But the bullet proof BMW cost USD 88,000 each.
http://www.cnn.com/US/9804/20/wheels.bulletproof.car/
Say a super luxury armoured BMW cost USD 170,000 each, is somebody going pocket the rest USD 600,000 times 100 ( 100 cabinet and non cabinet ministers) that is 60 million US Dollars.
While the SLA is stripping the furnitures and equipments from the Vaharai and Sampoor resident houses, our politicians are looting the Country in day light.
The masses are eating punnakku. |
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25 Feb 2007 16:43:32 GMT Report for Abuse
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I pledge TOTAL and UNCONDITIONAL Alligence to the PUNNAKKU chintanaya. Motta Rala PLEASE make me a minister....
Im really surprised more UNPers havent joined the govt..
All of a sudden Mangala and Sripathi look really STUPID and Anura Looks very very smart :)
Edited By - anizam - 25 Feb 2007 16:45:13 GMT |
anizam
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25 Feb 2007 17:01:21 GMT Report for Abuse
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//Repeat//
Edited By - anizam - 25 Feb 2007 17:01:57 GMT |
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25 Feb 2007 17:14:05 GMT Report for Abuse
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| This goes to show that these fellows join the government for their personal benefit and I blame the present and past terrorists for putting the country to a such situation,people running the state are insensitive to the cries of the man of the street.There is a lack of accountability and how on earth a poor country afford this luxury? |
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