At a recent meeting in preparation for their appearance at the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Finance Secretary Sukrishnalall Pasha stated that he had informed several permanent secretaries to desist from the practice of making advance payments to companies which are deemed as reputable.
The statement was made at a PAC hearing on Monday that was scrutinizing the Ministry of Home Affairs’ expenditures.
“I explained advance payments are not allowed and that practice should be stopped… No advance payment should be made and if advance payment is made there should be a bond to secure it… it is a breach in law to make [an] advance payment,” he stated.
