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Pay up or we pack up: JVP
 By Santhush Fernando
The JVP is pushing for a salary increase of at least Rs. 3,000 a month for public servants -- with a warning that it might oppose the budget if this is not granted.

A JVP politburo member who did not want to be named said that in proposals for the budget, the JVP had recommended that the highest salary increase be given to the lowest income groups in a bid to reduce the income disparities.

They said the party might even consider voting against the budget if the proposed basic pay hike was not given or if other budget proposals went against the interest of the common people. The UPFA in its manifesto promised a salary increase of 70 percent within three months and the JVP official said the alternative proposal was the bare minimum they would settle for.

Meanwhile JHU spokesman Udaya Gammanpila for the JHU said the party was submitting its own proposals to the government and would support the budget if those proposals were accepted.
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