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NPP to increase government employees’ salary every six months: Anura Kumara
Colombo, August 30 (Daily Mirror)- Claiming that the promise to increase government employees' salary by Rs. 25,000 is an utter lie, NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today the National People's Power (NPP) will increase government servants' salary every six months propotionate to the cost of living.
Speaking at the Development Officers' national convention, he said the government refused to provide a Rs. 25,000 increase citing insufficent funds when government servants resorted a strike demanding a pay hike a few months ago and said if President Ranil Wickremesinghe really wanted, he could do it even now.
"How can the government find money to increase salaries in January as promised? The government could not increase government employees' salaries one and a half months ago when they demanded a pay hike, claiming that there were no funds. This is a lie," he said.
He said the NPP has included in its election manifesto that the government employees will be provided with salaries every six months in propotionate to the cost of living.
"It is not an increment given on election time or when employees resort to strikes. It is an increment which will be given on a regular basis.The government must take care of government employees," he said
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Comments - NPP to increase government employees’ salary every six months: Anura Kumara
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Roger Friday, 30 August 2024 01:39 PM
What about the non government employees who worked so hard to keep this economy going Are they exempt from cost of living expenses ?
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Ram P Friday, 30 August 2024 03:16 PM
If AKD does what he promises non governmental employers will fall in line. Today to engage labourer, a handy man to do some domestic cleaning work it costs Rs2500 a day and it is hard to find one. They earn more than the salary of some permanent employees
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Paid accordingly Friday, 30 August 2024 07:25 PM
Labourers do more work, have skills, don't get a pension or benefits or equal opportunities. A country cannot run without day labourers and skilled workers. Hence, they deserve to get paid more than indispensable govt employees.
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wickrama Wijayasiri Friday, 30 August 2024 05:55 PM
Expectation to do such and the government should control it sheer stupidity. Private enterprise work on the principles of supply and demand. Only thing an elected govt could do is to establish a minimum wage right across the island based on supply and demand. If an enterprise is not making a profit, do not expect them to pay more. Bonuses were one crazy practice we had, which the companies were expected to distribute irrespective of their profits.
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Why was I not given increment? Friday, 30 August 2024 01:44 PM
"How can the government find money to increase salaries in January as promised?" Very good question Anura! How will you find money to give increment every six months? I am asking this question, because I got only Rs.6/- annual increment while in service. Did somebody cheated me?
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Amaran Friday, 30 August 2024 01:48 PM
Suppos IF the cost of living come down then will you reduce the salary. NOT PRACTICAL. This means, under your regime, COST OF LIVING IS EXPECTED TO GO FURTHER UP.
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Don Friday, 30 August 2024 05:40 PM
Don’t show your idiocy and ignorance. All developed countries have such salary increases to cover inflation rate. No reduction of salaries when inflation is going down because interest rates are adjusted for encouraging people to spend money. Don’t talk nonsense.
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Nimal Friday, 30 August 2024 01:50 PM
Nowhere in the world the salary of Govt's employees is increased every six months. This must be the joke of the year..! For example, in the United Sates, after a comprehensive assessment, the President may recommend an annual pay raise to Congress for Federal employees. The Congress may accept the President's recommendation or make its own proposal. After the Congress approves the pay raise, the President must then sign it into law. A 5.2% average pay raise for federal employees occurred in 2024, making it the largest pay raise for federal workers since 1980.
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Chris Friday, 30 August 2024 01:51 PM
Why only government servants? They are the most unproductive. As it stands thousands just cheating the system. How can this guy stop corruption?
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Practical Citizen Friday, 30 August 2024 01:58 PM
Resorted strike carried out not by the government servants but by you and your followers with the intention of collapsing the economy that restored by RW, again. Now the economy is recovering. Salary increase would only possible by RW who can face any challenges on behalf of government servants.
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D P P Prasad Friday, 30 August 2024 03:06 PM
The government servants resorted to the trade union action not only with NPP members other party members also participated in the strikes being convened by the trade union leaders. Therefore you can’t point your finger at the NPP leadership. While the government servants were demanding salary hikes both JR and RP dismissed the government servants from their jobs. Even now RW is also about to hoodwink the government servants expressing false fledges. During the upcoming election the government servants will teach a good lesson to both RW and his former disciple SP by casting their votes
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Be Fair Friday, 30 August 2024 01:59 PM
Out goes my vote with this. Why the Freebies? Govt Sector is overstaffed, inefficient, lethargic, Corrupt. This is CRAZY
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Spartacus Friday, 30 August 2024 08:04 PM
Exactly... he just lost mine too.
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Dharmatileke Friday, 30 August 2024 02:00 PM
Cool down Anura! We don’t have the mechanism even to collect taxes from due parties , so if if are to rearrange pay sheets every six months that’s going to be an accounting mess.
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Era of Gota II? Friday, 30 August 2024 05:03 PM
This proves that this man has never stepped into a salary branch of any Govt. department. And he wants to give salary increase every six months? Does he know the procedure involved to give a salary increment? How many signatures are required? How to make financial allocation? Will this bring down Lanka to Maldive level? No leaders, No rulers, No money?
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Zacky AMM Friday, 30 August 2024 09:48 PM
Two budgets per year is an Impractical ideas
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Devaka Attygalle Friday, 30 August 2024 02:02 PM
They say they will bring the cost of living down, so why salary increases every 6 months? More Marxist lies!
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Sam Silva Friday, 30 August 2024 06:26 PM
These are all elections motivated false promises. They will go down as low as they can even to wash and kiss people feet. Our fool will will vote
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Can’t Trust This Fella Anymore Friday, 30 August 2024 02:05 PM
Exactly. Similarly with his statement on prosecuting corruption, all these pay hikes were rejected by him recently claiming insufficient funds. Hope the voting population can judge for themselves how desperate he’s to hold on to the presidency which he has been eying for sometime. Always implementing policies and laws mostly benefiting himself and his cohorts.
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mohandev Friday, 30 August 2024 02:15 PM
Election promises, promises
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Sakya Friday, 30 August 2024 02:17 PM
He is the winner already as they say majority of the people are supporting only them, winners needn't woo the people with ridiculous impracticable promises. Is he cracking a joke asking how the loser's are going to increase salaries by 25 thousand and from where they are going to get the money. But he is going to give salary increment every 6 months these are desperate last minute attempts to fool the public servants to cast the votes to them in the postal voting but they cannot be easily deceived by such cheap election propaganda (Chandha gundu)
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KKT Friday, 30 August 2024 02:31 PM
Now they sense where they actually stand.
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Bandara Friday, 30 August 2024 02:36 PM
What Ranil said is not lie. He said increase the cost of living allowance to 25,000. We Received 7,800 previously . He increased it up to 17,800 by 10,000 last year. Now he is telling to add another 7,200 to increase it to 25,000. He increased the basic salary in 2015 by 10,000. Due to very lower salary most of the government servants were not be able to apply bank loans. He is the only person who has done what he promised.
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Ranga Friday, 30 August 2024 02:37 PM
This guy is asking for trouble CPI salary increase once a year is acceptable
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politics Friday, 30 August 2024 02:47 PM
Not really every six month but it should be line with the inflation and people must have a decent salary otherwise, people will run away abroad. it is a reality. Ranil will give money to his cohort not public. he can look after all equally.
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Nobody Friday, 30 August 2024 02:51 PM
Ha ha ha.. and so many believe this guy and his joker buddies are the solution to the problem. How on earth can anyone raise salaries every six months. Idiots have no idea that inflation has to be controlled so that Salaries are sufficient to buy stuff.. I assume that people who support them are also having the same low level mental capacity
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wathsi Friday, 30 August 2024 02:51 PM
Does AKD think that the voters are that fool to swallow his all the rhetoric? Only his blind followers, but not the general public.
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Dhaham Friday, 30 August 2024 03:04 PM
Another first in the world. Salary increases every 6 months. Mmmm. that is also not impossible, instead of giving Rs. 1000 once in January, can give it Rs. 500 in January
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Gunapala Friday, 30 August 2024 03:21 PM
More handouts from NPP could be revealed within next 3 weeks. As there is no indication of from where he will get money to pay all these promises. The only possible way to fund these promises is to print more and more money. We can expect Gota 2.0 soon
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Juanis Perera Friday, 30 August 2024 03:22 PM
What crap this is? Each competing with the other to give, give, give! It will be take, take, take in the end.
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BanduXX Friday, 30 August 2024 03:27 PM
This must be from their Finance Minister to be, and big talker Handunnetti. On 27th August he appeared on a Sirasa talk show with Ajith Perera and Harin Fernando and made a fool of himself by admitting he knew nothing about JICA's standing as a very transparent reputed Aid Agency and did not know that a Visa is different to a Passport. Heaven help us.
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Lakshman maddumahewa Friday, 30 August 2024 03:29 PM
AKD ALREADY IN BASKET OF PROMISES of presidential aspirants. CBK Earlier mislead SRI LANKAN public FOR many promises later ALL reversed. As HE different politician IT IS SHAME AKD ON SAME CATEGORY.
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A Pensioner Friday, 30 August 2024 03:29 PM
When the government proposed a Rs. 3000/- increment for pensioners in September, NPP prevented it. Now same man asking why Ranil not giving the salary increment now. From which side you are speaking?
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D Friday, 30 August 2024 03:44 PM
When populist rhetoric propels you to the front, and you suddenly realize you might actually gain power and have to face the consequences when your base discovers you can't deliver on your promises, you start making foolish statements to distract people.
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sunil Friday, 30 August 2024 04:10 PM
what about those three wheel drivers, your biggest vote base
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A nizam Friday, 30 August 2024 04:12 PM
A bunch of incompetent baffoons who have never ever run even a tea kiosks raking abt running a country. The voters deserve the governments they elect. Gotabaya 2.0 coming soon.
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Gamini Friday, 30 August 2024 04:12 PM
Absolutely illogical election gundu. If AKD is so confident of reducing the cost of living by reducing corruption, eliminating waste, bringing back looted money etc. why increase salaries for unproductive and over staffed govt. employees every six months
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sam Friday, 30 August 2024 04:13 PM
Increasing govt salaries is not the solution as the majority population is elsewhere or unemployed. Reduce the cost of living which will benefit all.
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Talking Gibberish Friday, 30 August 2024 04:18 PM
Statistics shows the public sector is the bane of the economy. The majority people take naps and drink coffee. How are we supposed to run the country if half the workforce is in permanent snooze mode and, in addition paid salary hikes every six months. IF you don't know what you are talking now, how can we expect you to run the country.
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Ravi Friday, 30 August 2024 04:43 PM
Before making any stupid pledges you should tell us how you are going to find money.
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Sammani Friday, 30 August 2024 04:59 PM
Oh dear me. If he's so sure of winning why he's making such unrealistic and stupid pledges?
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Rumesh Friday, 30 August 2024 05:01 PM
Haha. Now we can't see any difference between Kaiyanayake or Kaiyadasa. Both are making ridiculous pledges to lure innocent voters.
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Dilruk Friday, 30 August 2024 05:02 PM
Anura or Sajith hasn't talked anything about taking the country out of this mess. They are still trying to do traditional politics which the public has vehemently rejected.
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BanduXX Saturday, 31 August 2024 10:04 AM
Ranil is by far the worst. He has bribed everyone already using his powers as President. See the complaints against him at the EC office. He even gets the CB Governor to speak on his behalf but who should be independent.
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NO PLAN PARTY Friday, 30 August 2024 05:03 PM
Tell us how you are going to find money to fulfill these promises.
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Priyan66 Friday, 30 August 2024 05:17 PM
Increase salary of government servants in every 6 months of is very unfair. Hard working private sector employees has to pay taxes to maintain these inefficient government servants
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Lanka Friday, 30 August 2024 05:36 PM
whatever NPP does it, NPP will not do anything the advice of expert, the NPP knows those those suffering of people. Every month it will monitor inflation rate and increasing of price, to help people and it does not mean the NPP should increase salary if the inflation comes down and rupees get strong and our price come down. It is all about stability in economy .
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Volker Metzger Friday, 30 August 2024 05:38 PM
This again shows the absurd, unpredictable policies of AKD and his party!!! Economic, financial and social policies are obviously not among the strengths and highlights of the NPP's policies and the saving of the country!!!???
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Chamath K. Friday, 30 August 2024 05:42 PM
Really? Using whose money? Talk about increasing efficiency before increasing salaries.
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Tissa Fernando Friday, 30 August 2024 05:48 PM
When the election is coming near, NPP think tank is coming up with various offers , which are of no use for reviving the economy.
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Rip Winkle Friday, 30 August 2024 05:53 PM
Aren't you going a tad overboard with your promises, dude? Borderline ridiculous, one might say.
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Fool's gold Friday, 30 August 2024 06:12 PM
JVP were brutal and corrupt to the core in the 1980s. They destroyed everything that was progressing whether it was a shop, a person or a village.Those who remember would know. They have not done a ball in their current capacity either, other than being behind protests that cripple the system and inconvenience the public. This is a glimpse of what's to come. People are foolish to believe the lies of JVP.
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Ima Friday, 30 August 2024 06:35 PM
SJB is ready to increase salaries of government employees in every three months, I am awaiting something like that
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sam Friday, 30 August 2024 07:18 PM
Only govt employees will eat and live!
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Sambo Friday, 30 August 2024 07:21 PM
How come you all only think of increasing the salary of government employees and don't talk about the cooperate sector who brings most of the revenue to the coffers. Government servants don't talk. It is like getting a feather from a Tortice to get some work done from they.
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Mori Friday, 30 August 2024 07:30 PM
No need....there is no transparency towards how they do their work...and there is no mechanism to complain or hold them responsible if they don't execute their power properly...country is in debt for IMF and here this economic specialist goin 2 increase the state employees salary every 6 months...
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AKD Pissa Friday, 30 August 2024 07:39 PM
AKD will govern Sri Lanka like Modaya Maduro governs Venezuela. We know the state of that country. In SL people are leaving illegally and legally because of idiots like AKD.
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MK Friday, 30 August 2024 07:41 PM
going to reduce taxes not going to privatise loss making institutions going to subsidise food items .. and now... going to increase salary every six months! :D :D :D ... Sri Lankans... brace for bankruptcy!
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Ralahamy Friday, 30 August 2024 08:00 PM
Santa Claus
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SSZ KHAN Friday, 30 August 2024 08:20 PM
Anura have you lost your sense? Can any government do that without harming the economy?Government services are unproductive and government servants are a burden on the economy. WHY NOT TALK ABOUT INCENTIVES FOR SELD EMPLOYED ENTREPREUNERS ?. Anuradha you too playing to the galaxies to get votes
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Volker Metzger Friday, 30 August 2024 08:24 PM
This again shows the absurd, unpredictable policies of AKD and his party!!! Economic, financial and social policies are obviously not among the strengths and highlights of the NPP's policies and the saving of the country!!!??? Because if the central role of these policies were recognized, Anura Kumara would not make such foolhardy promises that he later has to take back!!!
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Voters Friday, 30 August 2024 09:10 PM
OMG! Hope the people can see his desperation to win. NPP - No Proper Plan, clearly hallucinating.
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SLEx Friday, 30 August 2024 09:24 PM
Wow. It's funny to see a party destroying themselves 3 weeks before an election. I really hope our people are smart enough to see what nonsense he is speaking. Contradicting himself and trying to showcase his power of pulling money out of thin air apparently. Everyone will be a millionaire, but also poor at the same time.
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Zacky AMM Friday, 30 August 2024 10:01 PM
Last two Salary increased received by the government servants happened under Ranil Wickramasinghe government. Hence the hope of the government servants for paying their hike will be under "Puluvan Sri Lanka"
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Bandara Gamaga Saturday, 31 August 2024 04:08 AM
Poor taxpayers going to pay for your generosity. Inflation going to skyrocket. He never understood how economy works, road to another bankruptcy.
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Rashath Udawatta Saturday, 31 August 2024 05:35 AM
What a joke… is there any system in place to create or boost the revenue towards the government or the economy. Without increasing the revenue to the economy no point of increasing anyone’s wages or salaries. First need to implement or improve the economy then according to results then increase the human welfare etc. That’s the way the country where I’m living is governing. Please do not accept or in favour with those false statements or promises from anyone who wants to be a president or a politician. This is the last chance to select a best of the best man who wants to do the good for the country.
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Anne Kanchana Mendis Saturday, 31 August 2024 06:02 AM
Sri Lankans can be easily manipulated...we are about to elect another joker... there after another aragalaya with in next few years
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Adwani Saturday, 31 August 2024 07:39 AM
I too can speak on behalf of this Rathu Kamissa Sahodaraya, i will: Bring back Aruja Mahendran, Export Oil from Sri Lanka, Increase salary every 6 months, arrest the Killer of Lasantha, pass death sentence in 11 civillians killing and abduction case, bring down the rate of USD equivalent to SL Rupees One, Prevent the change of climate by using Cow Dung, Export all Stray Dogs to Korea and Torque Monkeys to Israel to help fight with Hamas, etc.
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sam Saturday, 31 August 2024 10:03 AM
This is very unfair. We need a salary hike every month based on the cost of living index published monthly.
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Terrence K Saturday, 31 August 2024 01:08 PM
What nonsense to increase the salaries of government servants every 6 months.. Even developed countries will never increase salaries haphazardly since salary increases should include the total work force which includes, government servants, public servants and relief to other segments of workers plus the pensioners to ensure that inflation does not dent holes to these emoluments. All these increases should be done by proper planning as this could result in inflation with the the cost of living reaching unprecedented levels. Where did this fellow learn his economics these utterances shows what a medicore contender of the Presidency and some of the greatest economists like Adam Smith, Keynes, Marx etc maybe wanting to rise from their graves to have a glimpse of this new jockey. Comrade you are exposing your span cloth that's why the farmers kicked you out when you were the Agriculture Minister doing nothing to this segment of the society. Good riddance of bad rubbish!!!!!!!
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