The govt. has enough money to spend on the 2018 commonwealth games bid:
http://www.dailymirror.lk/news/11919-govt-to-spend-3-4bn-on-commonwealth-games.html
(http://uteachers.blogspot.com/2011/06/govt-to-spend-3-4-bn-on-cwg.html)
May be education is not as important as hosting the commonwealth games !!!
