Budget 2022: Pension eligibility period for MPs to be extended

Budget 2022: Pension eligibility period for MPs to be extended

November 12, 2021   02:58 pm

Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksa has proposed to extend the minimum period a Member of Parliament must serve to be eligible for the pension to 10 years.

He made this remark delivering the Budget 2022 in the Parliament today (November 12).

At present, a parliamentarian must serve at least five consecutive years to be eligible for pension.

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