Rs.100,000 allowance for MPs approved

29 November 2016 03:43 pm Views - 7114

The two proposals, one to grant a monthly allowance of Rs.100,000 to all MPs and another to increase the daily allowance for parliamentary attendance to Rs.2,500, have been reportedly approved by the Cabinet today.

Currently, the MPs are paid Rs.500 as the attendance allowance. The proposal for the increase was initiated by Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. (Kelum Bandara)