The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Anuradhapura· 9 May 2025 ·Debate: Private Members' Motion (P.2/2024): Curtailing Privileges of MPs and Former Heads of State

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Wasantha Samarasinghe stated that, under the previous legal framework, Ministers and State Ministers were entitled to receive two salaries. He noted that this practice has now changed and only one salary is being drawn.

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¶ 01 Previously, both Ministers and State Ministers were entitled to two salaries by law; now only one is drawn.

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Source: Hansard, Friday, 9 May 2025 ·No. 1748600585013314 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 May 2025. No. 1748600585013314. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/24753