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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lalhtt" data-source="post: 19837421" data-attributes="member: 417918">[FONT=&quot]  [FONT=&quot]Ravi contradicts CBK's claims [/FONT]  [FONT=&quot]2015-05-11 [/FONT]Refuting the claims by former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake yesterday said the Treasury has “enough money” to cover its obligations and fund the “right” infrastructure projects.Addressing a recent meeting organised by the Sri Lanka Development Officers’ Union in Colombo, Kumaratunga said the government was facing difficulties due to the depleted finances of the Treasury and was even unable to pay the salaries of public servants.   While alleging those who opposed good governance had started a counter revolution, she said financial difficulties had been caused by the lack of transparency in the mega projects carried out by the previous government.“I believe what she (Kumaratunga) meant by this statement was the dismal situation of the economy the new government inherited. We have enough money,” Karunanayake averred.[/FONT]</blockquote>

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