Pensioners to receive Rs. 6,000 with their October payments

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Colombo, August 12 (Daily Mirror) - All pensioners will receive an additional Rs. 6,000 with their October pension payments. This amount includes a Rs. 3,000 interim allowance for October and Rs. 3,000 in allowance arrears that were due in September, Finance State Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya said.

A Cabinet Paper on this matter was presented by the President, and the proposal was approved in the decisions. In addition to the Rs. 2,500 extra payment for April, a Rs. 3,000 interim allowance was approved to be paid starting in October till the salary anomalies are resolved.

Minister Siyambalapitiya pointed out that including the arrears payment of Rs.3,000 to be received from September, Rs.6,000 will be paied in October.

The Finance Ministry has also given full written approval for the payment of this additional allowance of Rs. 3,000 and the Public Administration Ministry should issue a circular for this purpose.

He also said that since an election has been announced, the Election Commission has objected to giving that allowance in September.

Comments - 14

Yohan Monday, 12 August 2024 12:12 PM

So this is what you do with tax payers money. This clearly shows that tax can be reduced. Probably the new personel income tax minimum can be moved to 200000 or 250000. These government politicians should be definitely defeated for misusing tax money to gain political advantage.

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Grace Monday, 12 August 2024 12:29 PM

This is a clear case of bribing pensioners to vote for RW and an election law violation.

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WHAT IS BUGGNG YOU REALLY? Monday, 12 August 2024 05:25 PM

If Ranil gives some relief, You complain; If he does not give also you complain. WHAT IS BUGGING YOU REALLY?

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Samantha Tuesday, 13 August 2024 03:44 AM

These bribes to fool the senile pensioners are not going to take you anywhere. The economic policy policy will have to be rewritten as to how things happen in Sri Lanka during the election period.

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REASONS LIKE THIS IS WHY IT IS VITAL THE COUNTRY HAS TO GET A NEW LEADER ND ANURA IS THE ONLY CANDIDATE WHO WILL MAKE LIFE EASIER FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE PEOPLE. Monday, 12 August 2024 01:10 PM

HA!HA! WHAT A JOKE, TURNED INTO A BRIBE FOR THE PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR THESE SCUMBAGS THAT HAVE BROUGHT THE COUNTRY TO ITS KNEES!!!. THE FOX IS CONTINUING HIS ELECTION SPINS AND JIMMICKS. WHY PENSION INCREASES IN THE 9TH HOUR, WHY HAS THE FOX APPROVED THIS PAYMENT?? THE SUPREME COURT SHOULD STEP IN!!. THE E.C. SAYS NOT IN SEPT BUT CAN BE GIVEN IN OCTOBER, HAS HE THE AUTHORITY TO DECIDE WHEN THE INCREASE IS GIVEN??. THIS MOVE TO INCREASE PENSIONS IS FEFINITELY A DIRECT BRIBE BEFORE THE ELECTIONS AND SHOULD BE PUT ON HOLD FOR AFTER THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS. PRAYERS ANURA WINS , ALL THESE CORRUPT SCUM AND THEIR STOOGES WILL BE WIPED OUT.

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G.M. Gunawardene - (Pensioner) Monday, 12 August 2024 02:08 PM

Mr. Minister, if it is Rs.10,000/- it will be some relief to get our expensive medicines and foodstuffs.

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D.W. Pathirana (Retired Principal) Monday, 12 August 2024 02:11 PM

We were expecting at least another addition of Rs. 2000/- to make the allowance to Rs. 10,000/- try to work it out, so that we all Retired Club members will vote for Ranil and make him as our next President Aswell.

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Herman Perera Monday, 12 August 2024 02:20 PM

RW's Policy Pensioners get an increase, voters get arrack

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Herman Perera Monday, 12 August 2024 02:20 PM

RW's Policy Pensioners get an increase, voters get arrack

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Terrence K Monday, 12 August 2024 03:08 PM

Pensioners have been a forgotten lot why do the public grudge this pittance of an allowance paid to these pensioners and try to categorise this as a bribe or political advantage. Some of the commentators don't have the spunk to point out the robbing of the public purse and many other nefarious activities but are stone deaf with poor eyesight and ears needing hearing aids. Some are talking of tax money in this instance what about the paltry interest rates paid now which were reduced drastically by the so called politicians to fatten big corporates and other borrowers by fleecing the pensioners interest which was the only means of livelihood from their terminal benefits by promising that inflation would be reduced has the cost of living reduced it has only made the pensioners paupers. All these gimmicks are played by top officials to show that the country is on a clear trajectory of growth but whereas it is otherwise. The demand and supply of money should be based on market forces. !

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Anura Jayantha Monday, 12 August 2024 03:54 PM

Election commission should take action. This is state bribing people for votes .

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DJ Monday, 12 August 2024 07:29 PM

What cheap thing to do and this continues before every election. pensioners don't take this money.

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Sisil Sudesh Monday, 12 August 2024 09:33 PM

I am a pensioner. Half my pension goes for medicine. Ever month I have to draw from my deposits, which are not high. It is timely that pensioners are given an allowance and I am very grateful for it. EC getting it postponed is cruel. Does he think getting a pension increase will sway my vote. We are not so foolish. In that case, postpone the government servants' salaries too, until after the election.

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Patcitz Monday, 12 August 2024 09:53 PM

Cheapest person will do the cheapest things it is the norm of the society.

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