The Presidents Entitlements (Repeal) Bill, which seeks to repeal the Presidents Entitlements Act, has been presented to the Parliament by the Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara a short while ago.
Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara presented the Presidents' Entitlements (Repeal) Bill to Parliament, seeking to revoke the Presidents' Entitlements Act, No. 4 of 1986, and abolish special benefits granted to former Presidents, their widows, and retired Members of Parliament. They said there was no procedural barrier to proceeding with the bill's introduction.
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People- Harshana Nanayakkara2
- Dayasiri Jayasekara
- Bimal Rathnayake
Keywords- entitlements2
- presidents2
- repeal2
- bill2
- privileges
- presented
- revoke
- tabled
- seeks
- ago
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