They should be paid a salary and expected to fend for themselves like the rest of us. It is ridiculous that politicians have perks that the people don’t have because it is the people who have to fund the politicians. The waste of public money must end now.
Should our politicians spend less? The answer is an emphatic “yes”. They should spend less for their benefit and divert the funds for the advancement of the public at large. The controls should be implemented by the Parliament, where the people’s representatives should join hands and tighten their belts to provide the much needed relief to the suffering masses.
As a first step, the pension rights that the members of parliament enjoy after a five-year term should be abolished. A new security surveillance system and a new elevator system was recently installed in the Parliament. Further, the politicians enjoy five star dining facilities in the Parliament complex at a very nominal price. What about the fleet of super luxury vehicles the politicians import on duty free permits, using budgetary allocations?
The overseas travel with large contingents using public funds should be stopped. The head of state should be the first to set an example. If all this high expenditure is curtailed, the administrators can uplift the living conditions of the Sri Lankan people.
Of course they should spend less! I would cut overseas travel big time, lavish functions and gifts to friends and accomplices – in return for favours! We should also have less of them. 225 is way over the top! I would say that 30 are enough. We should also disband Provincial Councils and others like them because they are a waste of our money. If all this is done there can be tax cuts, don’t you think?
Much is spent on lavish refreshments and gala events, whereas if the politicians are knowledgeable about their respective areas, they should be able to focus on implementing and sustaining these? Surely, the latter requires funds to be used productively for the betterment of the entire nation.
Instead, what is taking place is only a vibrant show that is being put up; one which soon ends without proper follow-up, and the lack of keenness to set up facilities in place. Publicity costs can be cut down and concentrating resources only for what is needed and result-driven aspects is one good way.
First and foremost, how about making it mandatory for existing politicians to exit – that 225 is not viable in terms of funds and resources – shrinking this 225 to 20. Instead of giving them all the expensive benefits, they can spend on their own for their needs which can be reimbursed subject to validity and limits imposed, similar to the approach in the corporate sector.
Yes, politicians do not need a lavish lifestyle. From armed escorts – irrelevant for those who are unsuitable and incapable for the positions they have been appointed for – to the pension scheme and fancy parliament meals, they are being spoiled. The point is their unwillingness to spend money wisely.
Sri Lankan politicians – elected to Parliament by the general public to find solutions for the betterment of the country and its people – do not know where the cuts can be made while spending taxpayers’ money. Our tax money is being spent in millions to maintain the Parliament of Sri Lanka daily, which includes its maintenance, allowances paid for attendance, etc. But the so-called representatives elected by the general public do not even attend the Parliament sessions most of the time.
The politicians spend public money lavishly on election campaigns and once they are elected to Parliament they compete with each other to be appointed for ministries. Next, they spend millions of taxpayers’ money to beautify the ministry offices where they hardly sit and make decisions for the country. The list goes on and on with their luxury vehicles, foreign tours, and so on. In the midst of all this, we can only ponder as to whether they have forgotten the actual reason why innocent voters elected them to Parliament. It’s the politicians who should decide where the cuts are to be made and add value to the hard-earned money of the taxpayers.
They should be paid a salary and expected to fend for themselves like the rest of us. It is ridiculous that politicians have perks that the people don’t have because it is the people who have to fund the politicians. The waste of public money must end now.
Should our politicians spend less? The answer is an emphatic “yes”. They should spend less for their benefit and divert the funds for the advancement of the public at large. The controls should be implemented by the Parliament, where the people’s representatives should join hands and tighten their belts to provide the much needed relief to the suffering masses.
As a first step, the pension rights that the members of parliament enjoy after a five-year term should be abolished. A new security surveillance system and a new elevator system was recently installed in the Parliament. Further, the politicians enjoy five star dining facilities in the Parliament complex at a very nominal price. What about the fleet of super luxury vehicles the politicians import on duty free permits, using budgetary allocations?
The overseas travel with large contingents using public funds should be stopped. The head of state should be the first to set an example. If all this high expenditure is curtailed, the administrators can uplift the living conditions of the Sri Lankan people.
Of course they should spend less! I would cut overseas travel big time, lavish functions and gifts to friends and accomplices – in return for favours! We should also have less of them. 225 is way over the top! I would say that 30 are enough. We should also disband Provincial Councils and others like them because they are a waste of our money. If all this is done there can be tax cuts, don’t you think?
Much is spent on lavish refreshments and gala events, whereas if the politicians are knowledgeable about their respective areas, they should be able to focus on implementing and sustaining these? Surely, the latter requires funds to be used productively for the betterment of the entire nation.
Instead, what is taking place is only a vibrant show that is being put up; one which soon ends without proper follow-up, and the lack of keenness to set up facilities in place. Publicity costs can be cut down and concentrating resources only for what is needed and result-driven aspects is one good way.
First and foremost, how about making it mandatory for existing politicians to exit – that 225 is not viable in terms of funds and resources – shrinking this 225 to 20. Instead of giving them all the expensive benefits, they can spend on their own for their needs which can be reimbursed subject to validity and limits imposed, similar to the approach in the corporate sector.
Yes, politicians do not need a lavish lifestyle. From armed escorts – irrelevant for those who are unsuitable and incapable for the positions they have been appointed for – to the pension scheme and fancy parliament meals, they are being spoiled. The point is their unwillingness to spend money wisely.
Sri Lankan politicians – elected to Parliament by the general public to find solutions for the betterment of the country and its people – do not know where the cuts can be made while spending taxpayers’ money. Our tax money is being spent in millions to maintain the Parliament of Sri Lanka daily, which includes its maintenance, allowances paid for attendance, etc. But the so-called representatives elected by the general public do not even attend the Parliament sessions most of the time.
The politicians spend public money lavishly on election campaigns and once they are elected to Parliament they compete with each other to be appointed for ministries. Next, they spend millions of taxpayers’ money to beautify the ministry offices where they hardly sit and make decisions for the country. The list goes on and on with their luxury vehicles, foreign tours, and so on. In the midst of all this, we can only ponder as to whether they have forgotten the actual reason why innocent voters elected them to Parliament. It’s the politicians who should decide where the cuts are to be made and add value to the hard-earned money of the taxpayers.