Rs.1.340 billion spent for 1348 members in Presidential staff

THURSDAY, 11 SEPTEMBER 2014 

President Mahinda Rajapaksa spends Rs.1340 million to maintain his staff of 1348 and Sasheendra Rajapaksa who is the chief ministerial candidate from UPFA to Uva PC election still functions as President’s private secretary said JVP Leader Anura Dissanayaka in Colombo today (11th).

Mr. Dissanayake pointed out that only Rs.1.1 million is allocated for the health sector in the country while the expenses for the Presidential staff was Rs 1.3 billion.