Labour Deputy Minister Mahinda Jayasinghe announced in Parliament yesterday that the upcoming budget will include a substantial salary increase for public servants. He emphasized that the proposed increment aligns with the cost of living adjustments and has not faced any objections from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The Deputy Minister made this statement in response to a question raised by MP Ravi Karunanayake about public sector salary increments.
He also highlighted that former President Ranil Wickremesinghe had proposed a Rs. 25,000 salary increase for public servants before the postal voting of the last Presidential Election. However, this increment was never implemented during his tenure from 2022 onward.
Jayasinghe further noted that recruitment to the public service has been suspended since 2022, and the Government intends to maintain its policy of limiting ad-hoc public sector recruitment in the future.
