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Rs.10,000 Allowance Given To State Sector Employees To Be Added To Their Basic Salaries In Three Stages From Next January-Prime Minister Wikramasinghe

Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe has today (14) announced in Parliament the Rs.10,000 Allowance given to the Government Sector Employees by Previous Government will be added to their Basic Salaries in three stages from Next January.

As an initial step Rs.2000 will be added to the salaries of Government Employees from  Next January Prime Minister has said.Adding the Rs.10,000 Allowance to  Basic Salaries of Government Employees   is one of the major demands of  Trade Unions which earlier planned to launch an Island Wide Strike tomorrow(15).

Prime Minister has also assured government will not scrapped Pensions of Government Employees as stated by some Trade Unions.

The Vehicle Emission Test Fee which has increased to Rs.5000 from the annual budget will be set as Rs.1500 as an interim measure Prime Minister has further stated.

Government,Semi Government And Private Sector Employees Trade Unions Collective and Several Trade Unions have suspended their strike action Scheduled For Tomorrow(15)

The Government,Semi Government and Private Sector Employees Trade Unions Collective has today (14) temporarily suspended  the  Island Wide One Day Strike scheduled to be held tomorrow(14) following the assuarance given by Prime Minister Ranil Wikramasinghe regarding their demands related to 2016 Budget Proposals.

Prime Minister Wikramsinghe has today assured through a special statement made at the Parliament to safeguard employees privileges.

The Strike Action of Government,Semi Government and Private Sector Employees including Government Nurses,PSM'S,Para Medical Officers and Private Bus Employees was scheduled to be launched early morning tomorrow.

Yesterday the Unions Collective has said the talks held between Prime Minister Wikramasinghe and the Unions regarding their demands has ended up without a conclusion and they will launch the planned General Strike by Tomorrow.

The Lanka Private Bus Owners Association and National Trade Union Center have also announced their Unions will not participate the strike action.The Railway Trade Unions which planned to launch an Island Wide Strike Action from Midnight Tonight has also called off the strike.

However The Bank Of Ceylon Employees Union has announceD they will launch the planned strike tomorrow.

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Counselor Of The US State Department To Arrive Sri Lanka Today(14)

The Counselor Of The United States State Department Ambassador Thomas Shannon is due to arrive Sri Lanka today(14) for a three day state visit .

During his visit Ambassador Shannon is due to meet Senior Government and Parliamentary  Leaders ,Civil Society/Business Leaders.He is also due to visit Eastern Province to inspect USAID funded Livelihood Projects.

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