Finance Ministry Rejects State Employees Salary Hike Claims

(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) Currently salary increment of Parliamentarians had been a controversial topic in the political platform and in the country.

In view of the above, the Ministry of Finance said that there was a salary increment for those who represent the Judicial System, and there is no truth in the claims that the salary of other State employees will be increased in parallel.

The Ministry pointed out that there had been a cabinet proposal for this in year 2006.

Accordingly, although the salaries of the officials in the Attorney General’s (AG) Department and the Legal Draftsman’s Department will be increased by this, it is not possible to increase the salary of other parties, stated the Finance Ministry.