PM wants salary hike for MPs

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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe told Parliament today that salaries of parliamentarians should be increased.

He said parliamentarians have to spend huge amount of money in carrying out their duties at their respective electorates.

Prime Minister Wickremesinghe said his wife, Maithree Wickremesinghe, gets a higher salary than him.

However, he did not reveal whether there were any plans to revise MPs’ salaries shortly. (Yohan Perera)

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Comments - 9

Ravi Saturday, 19 November 2016 07:56 PM

Do anything and every thing for the country ignoring the poorest plantation workers who were the back bone of country's economy ...........! Shame...........!

Sincere Saturday, 19 November 2016 08:40 PM

Oh. Why this election promise of the Yahapaalanaya was so delayed to implement?

Citizen Saturday, 19 November 2016 09:05 PM

Very good...they have been working over time for us...the poor citizens!

Lalindra Saturday, 19 November 2016 10:00 PM

“Friends, Romans, countrymen, pay me your taxes, for I need to raise the salaries of my MPs."

Citizen Sunday, 20 November 2016 07:43 AM

Pay it out of the bond scam profits

perera- citizen Sunday, 20 November 2016 07:55 AM

New constitution is on the way. Bribes in advance

ANTON Sunday, 20 November 2016 09:06 AM

SALARIES INCREASE,....... DEVELOPMENTS DECREASE.........

ahmed Sunday, 20 November 2016 09:10 AM

Please resign and join with your wife's organization so you will get higher salary?

wtf Monday, 21 November 2016 07:23 AM

Nicely said!

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