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Annual Report 2008 - Ministry of Finance and Planning

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8. Financial Statements - <strong>2008</strong><br />

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Statement <strong>of</strong> Accounting Policies Contd.<br />

Employee Entitlements<br />

Employee entitlements to salaries <strong>and</strong> wages, annual leave,<br />

retiring leave <strong>and</strong> other similar benefits are recognized when<br />

they accrue to employees. Retired Government employee<br />

entitlements for their pension payments are also recognized<br />

in the same manner.<br />

Contingent Liabilities<br />

Contingent liabilities are recorded in the Statement <strong>of</strong><br />

Contingent Liabilities at the point at which the contingency<br />

is evident.<br />

Comparatives<br />

To ensure consistency with the current period <strong>and</strong><br />

classification method adopted to make a fair presentation<br />

<strong>of</strong> financial information, comparative figures have been<br />

restated where appropriate.<br />

Compilation <strong>of</strong> Government <strong>Finance</strong> Statistics<br />

The Budget Outturn presented in Economic Classification<br />

under Government <strong>Finance</strong> Statistics (GFS) vary from the<br />

information presented in these Financial Statements due to<br />

the different classification methods adopted for economic<br />

analyses. Figures for the compilation <strong>of</strong> Budget outturn<br />

<strong>and</strong> related statistics which compiled in accordance with<br />

Government Financial Statistical Manual are obtained from<br />

this Balance Sheet.<br />

<strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Finance</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Planning</strong> Sri Lanka<br />

<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2008</strong>

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