President’s and former President Ranil’s allocations same – MP Kabir
Kegalle District SJB MP Kabir Hashim yesterday accused the Government citing that the budget of Presidents Ranil Wickremesinghe and Anura Kumara Dissanayake are the same.
Hashim said the Interim Vote on Account presented yesterday allocated the same amount to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake for the first four months of 2025 as was allocated to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe for the first four months of 2024.
Hashim stated this while speaking during the debate on the Government’s interim budget.
NPP MP Lakmali Hemachandra responding to the allegation made by MP Kabir Hashim said in Parliament that the US$ 1,300 million given to the Presidential Secretariat by the World Food Program is included in the President’s expenditure head, and when all of that is added up, it has been equal to former President’s Ranil Wickremesinghe’s expenditure head.
She said that the budget for President’s personal staff has been reduced by 64 percent this time.
MP Kabir Hashim said that the NPP continued to accuse
