Do they ever announce this type of information to the Congregations or at least to the workers in Bethel? Why should it appear in a newspaper article first? The members have a right to know everything that they do with that money. Is there a public report available to Witnesses on the financial status of the WTO?
Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha! 


Thanks for today's belly-laugh.
"The members have a right to know" - priceless!
Here's the attitude of the organization: "You have the right to swallow anything and everything we tell you, no questions asked. If you defy us, we'll hold your family and friends captive, barring them from contact or relationships with you."
"Public report" - stop it, you're killing me!
Here's a report for you: "We were selected by GOD HIMSELF in 1919, and have acted flawlessly ever since. We make no mistakes, no errors, to question us is question JEHOVAH THE SOVREIGN OF THE UNIVERSE. Do you want to fall into the hands of God? Didn't think so."