VIDEO: Public has a right to know about govt’s plan with EPF - UNP
December 10, 2013 05:06 pm
The public has a right to
know how the government is investing EPF funds, UNP MP Harsha de Silva said
today (December 10).
Currently there is around
Rs.1.25 trillion in the EPF, he claimed while adding that these funds should
not be used to invest in bankrupt institutions.
He said that Sri Lankan
Airlines spent Rs.173 billion on purchasing new airplanes while the government
spent only Rs.17.3 billion on bonuses for government workers which is about the
cost of one plane.
If the government does not
have money how does it purchase airplanes, he questioned.
The UNP MP pointed out
that the Sri Lanka imports more than it exports and that the government is
focussed more on exporting labour than exporting goods and services.
He added that the
government’s income comes from imposing taxes on retail goods and food items.
