No decision to slash salaries of public, private sector employees

On Aug 24, 2021

The Government has no intention of slashing the salaries of public or private sector employees amidst the COVID-19 crisis, Co-cabinet Spokesman Mass media Minister Dullas Alahappruma today assured.

He was responding to a question by a journalist at the weekly cabinet media briefing held at the Government Information Department.

The Minister said that there is no truth to certain media reports that the decision taken by the Cabinet of Ministers to donate their August month’s salary to the COVID 19 funds is an attempt to push for pay cuts in the State sector or even the private sector.