Highlights:
- Presentation of the Budget for the year 2022 in the Parliament of Sri Lanka
- Introducing various welfare schemes to government offices and employees
- More funds have been allocated for education, health and employment
Introducing the new pay commission
He subsequently announced various welfare schemes. Of this, 30,000 million rupees will be allocated to resolve the teachers’ salary dispute. A new pay commission will be introduced to resolve the pay dispute of government employees. The pay system for civil servants will be further simplified. Expenditures of government agencies will be allocated separately for each quarter.
Government services are completely computerized
The telecommunications transaction structure will be expanded. High speed internet facility will be provided in all schools. Rs.500 million will be allocated to fully computerize government services. Electricity tariff will be reduced by 10 percent. The price of cigarettes and alcohol will increase. 500 million rupees will be allocated to remove the plantation lion houses and build separate houses within three years.
Farmers worried as paddy fields submerged in water; Request to provide relief
Privileges for Government Employees
Registration fee will be abolished to encourage youth for vocational training. 25 per cent tax will be levied on individuals and companies earning more than Rs 200 crore. Rs 5,000 million will be allocated to provide relief to small, medium and micro enterprises. Subsidy will be given to farmers up to a maximum of two hectares at the rate of Rs. 5,000 per hectare.
The scheme of providing motorcycles to government employees will be re-launched. 500 million will be allocated for the first phase. The retirement age for government employees will be raised to 65. It has been suggested to increase the retirement age of MPs from 5 years to 10 years. It has been reported that Rs. 200 million will be allocated for the health of the prisoners.
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