Sri Lanka, March 21 -- The Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has informed the Committee on Public Finance (COPF) today (March 21) that they accepted all recommendations from COPF report on salary revisions, the Chairman of the COPF, MP Dr. Harsha de Silva said.

He also mentioned that President Ranil Wickremesinghe will appoint a committee to review salaries as soon as possible, until which salary increases will be deferred from next month.

Furthermore, he stated that they have agreed on a 4-week timeframe for the committee's report to ensure a swift resolution.

Taking to X (formerly Twitter) to announce this, MP de Silva said: "I am glad we were able to come to a consensus without an amendment to the CBSL Act. Thank you ...