Sri Lanka, Feb. 26 -- The Sri Lanka United National Businesses Alliance (SLUNBA) has expressed concerns over the government's proposal to increase private sector salaries, stating that such an increase is not currently feasible.

President of the association Tania Abeysundara emphasized that businesses require time to recover from financial hardships before implementing salary hikes.

"What we expect from you is not some data to put in a budget, but some actionable program. Government employees have been given a salary increase. That is a really good thing. Just think about it when you ask the private sector to do the same. When you increase our salary of Rs. 21,000 to Rs. 27,000, there is a difference of Rs. 6,000 right there."

"There a...