PAC to probe public spending
Lakshmi DE SILVA
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) and the Parliamentary Committee
on Public Enterprises were appointed to investigate whether public funds
passed by Parliament were spent on the welfare of the public and whether
these funds were managed efficiently.
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Minister Anura Yapa |
In addition there were other legal institutions like the Bribery
Commission, Police and CID that went a step ahead to investigate whether
bribery corruption of misappropriation of public funds had taken place
in the public sector, Media and Information Minister Anura
Priyadarashana Yapa said at the weekly Cabinet press briefing yesterday.
For the first time the COPE report was sent to the CID for
investigation as the Parliamentary Committees did not take steps against
any guilty parties but pointed out irregularities for further action to
be taken.
The Minister was answering a question about the President's statement
that bribery corruption and inefficiency should be wiped out to develop
the country.
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