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Salary Commission this year to address public sector pay gaps
Sunday Island
|March 08, 2026
Amarasuriya said a salary commission will be established this year to address pay disparities within the principal service and several other segments of the public sector.
Speaking in Parliament on Friday (6), the Prime Minister said the proposed commission was expected to provide a sustainable solution to existing salary imbalances across public sector institutions.
This story is from the March 08, 2026 edition of Sunday Island.
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