The Hon. J.C. Alawathuwala
Hon. J.C. Alawathuwala raised the hardship faced by pensioners following the economic downturn and pointed to the disparity between cost of living allowances paid to serving public officers and pensioners. He asked what steps had been taken to fulfil the pre-election promise to equalise those allowances, noting that both groups face the same prices for essential goods.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 My second supplementary: Pensioners are living under great hardship, especially after the economic downturn. Yet there is a large gap between cost of living allowances paid to serving officers and to pensioners, though both buy essentials at the same prices. You promised before the election to equalise COL allowances. What steps have been taken?
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 20 May 2025 ·No. 1749010823009957 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. J.C. Alawathuwala. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 May 2025. No. 1749010823009957. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/25763