Panaji, Dec 13 (IANS): Goa Sports Minister Ramesh Tawadkar Friday said four ruling legislators, including a cabinet minister, who promised in June to refund the Rs.89 lakh spent on a football World Cup junket to Brazil, have defaulted in paying the amount.

Tawadkar told reporters that only part of the money spent on the junket was reimbursed to the state treasury by Fisheries Minister Avertano Furtado, legislators Carlos Almeida, Glen Ticlo (both from the BJP) and Benjamin Silva (independent legislator supporting the government), who went to Brazil in July.

"We have issued them notice," he said.

Seven ruling lawmakers from Goa, including three ministers, had booked a fully-funded junket to the football world cup worth nearly Rs.1 crore, sanctioned by the chief minister.

The furore caused by the state-funded junket in the media forced three Brazil-bound legislators to drop out of the junket, while the rest promised to refund the money to the Sports Authority of Goa (SAG), which was coordinating the 'education tour'.

SAG sources said Rs.25 lakh was yet to be recovered from the four lawmakers, who eventually made the trip.