Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake yesterday, denied allegations that 125 officials of the Finance Ministry had accompanied him to the biannual summit of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank at Washington DC.
Addressing a media briefing in Colombo yesterday he said that only two officials accompanied him and they were the Finance Ministry Secretary and the Assistant Secretary.
“At a time when we are cutting down on unnecessary expenses in government institutions, spreading such a false news willcreate a bad impression among the people”, the Minister stressed.
The WB and International Development Institute have pledged to assist Sri Lanka further in the future to continue with its development”. They acknowledged that even with certain difficulties, We have given all facilities and concession to the people.