Arutha is a Colombo-based policy think tank focused on economic research and communication with a special interest in public debt and taxation. Its economic civic education initiative, Default LK, was established during Sri Lanka’s first ever sovereign default in 2022.
Yesterday’s Budget Speech revealed a Rs. 15,750 increase in the public sector’s minimum basic salary. However, after incorporating some allowances into the basic salary, the net increase is Rs. 8,250 over 3 years. The current cost of living allowance of Rs. 17,800 will remain.…
Minimum Salary of Sri Lanka’s state employees to increase from Rs. 24,250 to Rs. 40,000 in stages
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2025 ஆம் ஆண்டு வரவு செலவுத் திட்டத்தில், தோட்டத் தொழிலாளர்களின் தினசரி ஊதியம் ரூ. 1,700 ஆக உயர்த்தப்படுவதை உறுதி செய்வதாக முன்மொழியப்பட்டது. 2024 ஆகஸ்ட் மாதத்தில், தோட்டத் தொழிலாளர்களுக்கான குறைந்தபட்ச ஊதியத்தை ரூ. 1,700 ஆக உயர்த்த ஊதிய வாரியம் முடிவு செய்தது. ஆனால் அதை…
2025 අයවැය මගින් වතු කම්කරුවන්ගේ දෛනික වැටුප ප්රායෝගිකව රු. 1,700 ක් ලෙස වැඩි කිරීමට රජය මැදිහත් වන බව පවසයි. 2024 අගෝස්තු මාසයේදී වතු කම්කරුවන්ගේ අවම වැටුප රු. 1,700 ලෙස පඩිපාලක සභාව විසින් ඉහල දැමුවද එය ක්රියාත්මක කිරීමට සේවා යෝජකයන් විරුද්ධ විය. මෙම තීන්දුවට එරෙහිව වතු…