Bill to abolish former MPs' pensions
What happened
The government gazetted legislation to abolish pensions paid to former MPs.
Accountability assessment
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A reform action consistent with the NPP's privileges agenda; final credit depends on enactment and implementation.
Evidence label: Positive step — pending completion (Reforms or actions that count in the government's favour: the record cuts both ways or it is not credible.). Record as of edition 2026-08-24.
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Connected incidents
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Follow these links in the evidence trail explorer- Batalanda Commission Report tabled and referred for actionPositive
- Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne partisan-conduct allegationsAllegationAllegation / unresolved
- Anti-corruption prosecutions / convictions advancePositive
- Former-president privileges removedPositive
- Long-delayed local-government elections heldPositive
- PAYE threshold relief deliveredPositive
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