ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s cabinet of ministers have approved publishing the Parliamentary Pensions Law (Repeal) bill in the government gazette and submitting it to parliament for approval, minister Nalinda Jayatissa said. “As promised, a draft bill has been prepared by the Legal Draftsman to repeal the Parliamentary Pensions Act with the aim of abolishing the pension entitlements granted to elected representatives to Parliament and their spouses,” Jayatissa told reporters. The Attorney General’s clearance has been received for the bill, he said, and the cabinet approved its submission to parliament. The National People’s Power (NPP) government promised to remove MP pensions…
Sri Lanka cabinet approves submission of parliamentary pensions repeal bill
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