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No more vehicle takeaways for retiring SOE officers
View(s):- Treasury takes decision after COPE query; some institutions undervalue vehicles
Treasury Secretary Mahinda Siriwardana has issued a circular to this effect to ministry secretaries and chairpersons of state banks, corporations, statutory boards, and state-owned enterprises.
The decision came after the parliamentary Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) raised questions on instances of transferring ownership of official vehicles to SOE officers at retirement.
The circular says the Finance Ministry has decided to discontinue all internal policies adopted by SOEs on the transfer of vehicles with immediate effect.
The decision has been taken considering the current forex crisis and the economic situation in the country.
A senior official said inquiries had revealed some of the SOEs had passed board papers to transfer vehicles without informing the Treasury. Some of the institutions had taken board decisions to transfer the vehicles after devaluing the vehicle.
Despite a government decision to stop senior government officials, including secretaries, from taking away their vehicles at retirement age, some SOEs had drawn their own policies, the Sunday Times learns.
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