The second reading of the bill to abolish the pensions of Members of Parliament was passed by a majority vote in Parliament today (17). 154 votes were received in favor of the bill, while 2 votes were cast against it.Accordingly, the bill was approve
The second reading debate on the Parliamentary Pensions (Repeal) Bill, which seeks to abolish the pensions of Members of Parliament, is scheduled to take place in Parliament today. A vote on the bill is expected to be held later this afternoon. Once this bill is passed into law, the pensions currently received by former Members of Parliament and their widows will be discontinued.
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Organisations- Parliament of Sri Lanka2
- Parliamentary Pensions (Repeal
Keywords- discontinued
- abolishing
- dependents
- approve
- passed
- widows
- favor
- votes
- cast
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