AJITH SIRIWARDANA 
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CB Governor’s personal expenses totals Rs.14.5 Mn for 11 months: Wimal
National Freedom Front (NFF) leader Wimal Weerawansa said today Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran had spent Rs.14.5 million for his personal expenses between February and December last year using the credit card issued by the central bank.
He asked President Maithripala Sirisena whether he would re-appoint such a person to the post.
Mr. Weerawansa said showing a document that Mr. Mahendran had paid hotel bills amounting to Rs.4.7 million, Rs.3.6 million for food and Rs.1.7 million for entertainment during the eleven months.
“He has spent Rs.10, 000 a day for food and Rs.5, 000 a day for entertainment while Rs.650, 000 was paid for domestic travel and Rs.2.1 million for his clothes,”he said and asked how the country’s economy could be developed when public money was spent in such an irresponsible manner.
He said even though the government was accusing the previous government, it was committing even worse frauds and corruption in broad daylight and that when these financial crimes were pointed out that they had to go to the FCID and to the Courts.
The Central Bank Governor was one of the main people responsible for the economic crisis in the country and alleged that the Central Bank had been unable to play its role strengthening the rupee and maintaining Foreign Assets. (Ajith Siriwardana)
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