The Hon. Sajith Premadasa

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Colombo· 22 July 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: National Minimum Wage and Plantation Workers Wages

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Hon. Sajith Premadasa challenged the accuracy of the response to his second question, arguing that the previous Government had misrepresented the wage policy by treating Rs. 350 as an “extra” amount on top of Rs. 1,350. He stated that this was incorrect and indicated that the relevant figure should be understood as Rs. 1,700.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the answer given to my second question is not accurate. The past Government’s policy hid Rs. 350 as “extra” on top of Rs. 1,350. That is wrong. The Rs. 1,700—

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 22 July 2025 ·No. 1753443916033328 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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