COLOMBO, July 31 (Xinhua) -- The Sri Lankan government on Thursday gazetted the Presidents' Entitlements (Repeal) Bill, aiming to abolish special privileges granted to former presidents and their widows.
The bill follows cabinet approval to amend the Presidents' Entitlements Act No. 4 of 1986. The proposed changes are designed to end longstanding benefits for former presidents and their widows.
Sri Lanka currently provides a range of privileges for these groups. Earlier this year, a government minister disclosed that the state spent more than 1.1 billion rupees (about 3.7 million U.S. dollars) in 2024 on benefits for former presidents.
The move to repeal these entitlements fulfills a key pledge of the current administration. Enditem
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