Sri Lanka’s parliament abolished pensions for all legislators and their widows on Tuesday, in line with a government pledge to prune the perks of politicians.
“When people see the quality of debate and what members say in this House, they don’t think MPs deserve a pension,” Justice Minister Harsana Nanayakkara told parliament as it voted to stop pensions with immediate effect.
The leftist government of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake repealed the 49-year-old Parliamentary Pensions Act just…
Sri Lanka ends parliamentary pensions to prune perks for politicians
