President assures pay hike for public servants

• JVP go for it by  trade union action

By Yohan Perera   

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has assured a pay hike to all public servants from the budget 2023.  The President has given this assurance to Cabinet, according to sources from the Presidential Secretariat.   

“The President also assured that he shall make a request  for a pay hike for the private sector workers as well from next year,”  sources said.  

 Mr. Wickremesinghe has also informed the Cabinet that the  move by the Jathika Jana Balawegaya (National Peoples Power) to take  the credit for the pay hike is baseless. NPP-sponsored picketing  campaigns were seen outside some state offices.   
He had informed the ministers that the government policy  would be to grant salary increments to public servants in a situation  where prices of essential goods are increased.   

President is expected to present the budget for the year 2023 on November 13.          

• NPP-sponsored picketing  campaigns were seen outside some state offices