[Goanet] Montri's Expenses

2008-06-26 Thread Tony de Sa
The figures given by Lionel Messias on the opulent indulgence of the Ministers by way of their food, drink and air fare bills are a constant source of amazement to me. Take for example : dinner for an ambassador (unnamed) Cidade de Goa Rs98,332. How much can one eat ? How much can one drink? Is

Re: [Goanet] Montri's Expenses

2008-06-26 Thread Rajan P. Parrikar
To Goanet - Tony de Sa wrote: The figures given by Lionel Messias on the opulent indulgence of the Ministers by way of their food, drink and air fare bills are a constant source of amazement to me. . . When there are people starving in India and even in Goa, when DSS does not reach the needy,

Re: [Goanet] Montri's Expenses

2008-06-26 Thread CORNEL DACOSTA
Hi Tony I too have been staggered and disgusted at the size of hospiality expenses claimed by Ministers in Goa. But this may not be too different from substantial claims made by UK politicians for themselves while asking the public to economise on things like essential postage for official

Re: [Goanet] Montri's Expenses

2008-06-26 Thread JOHN MONTEIRO
To add to Tony's Cornel's posts, it may be also adviseable for the department who scrutinises the accounts receipts of the MPs to also delve a little deeper and question where the extra dosh comes from when there are Mining or Development interests .. which some MP's I am led to