The Committee on Public Finance (COPF) has reviewed a report submitted by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka regarding the disappearance of US$2.5 million that had been held by the Treasury for the repayment of state debt.
The matter was discussed during a COPF meeting held in Parliament on June 23 under the chairmanship of MP Dr. Harsha de Silva.
The report was prepared after the Central Bank examined an earlier report submitted to the committee by the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development on the missing funds.
Committee members held extensive discussions on the Central Bank’s observations and findings.
COPF Chairman Dr. Harsha de Silva said the committee would prepare a final report after considering both the Finance Ministry’s report and the Central Bank’s report, and present it to Parliament in due course.
The meeting was also attended by Finance Ministry Secretary Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma, Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Digital Economy Ministry Secretary Varuna Sri Dhanapala, and officials from the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT). (Newswire)