An estimate for supplementary expenses, submitted by the Sri Lankan government on Monday, included Rs 347,500,000 to pay for 52 vehicles for several ministries and members of the judiciary, reported The Island.
According to the newspaper, the estimate includes Rs 200 million to purchase cars for judges serving at the Supreme Court and the Appeal Court.
Other allocations included Rs 2,521,525,000 to prop up the shortfalls of Sri Lankan Airlines and Mihin Lanka airline, which last week was instructed by the President to grant concessions to Buddhist pilgrims travelling to South India.
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