Government Plans $15,000 Cocktail
$18k For Kalavata, $32k For Venue, And $11k For Bags: Finance Minister Says
Thursday 06 April 2023 | 16:35
At a time when the Government laments financial constraints within public coffers, it plans to pay more than $100,000 as catering fees for an upcoming economic summit.
The estimated budget for the upcoming two day national economic summit is approximately $360,000, says Minister for Finance Biman Prasad.
Of this, $254,000 of the budget had been committed, he said.
"Major expenses of the two day summit are the hiring of the venue, Grand Pacific Hotel (GPH) which is $32,700, catering $115,000 and cocktail $15,000," Mr Prasad said.
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An allocation of $11,000 has been set aside for a kalavata, and an additional $11,000 for bags for the occasion.
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