According to information gathered by publicfinance.lk, as at January 31, the Government has spent only LKR 105 Mn from the Itukama COVID-19 fund balance, which amounts to just 6% of the total Itukama fund balance. publicfinance.lk obtained this information in response to a Right to Information (RTI) request filed with the Presidential Secretariat. The total Itukama fund balance stood at LKR 1,727 Mn as at January 31The breakdown of the utilised 6% (LKR 105 Mn) is as follows –PCR testing – LKR 42.6 MnQuarantine facilities – LKR LKR 38 MnAdvocacy programme – LKR 24.4 Mnpublicfinance.lk is a platform for public finance related information and analysis in Sri Lanka.

Source: The Nation May 06, 2021 15:03 UTC