Mp's Salary Increase.

[Baron99 779]

Well austerity must be well & truely over if we can award these 'public workers' an above inflation busting, 3% pay increase, an additional £2,464. 

 

https://www.itv.com/news/2020-03-05/mps-to-receive-pay-rise-of-2-464-bringing-basic-annual-salary-to-81-932/

 

Basic salary now just under £82k.

Edited March 5, 2020 by Baron99

[Chaddamp 0]

not enough of an increase ??

[alchemist 35]

4 hours ago, Baron99 said:

Well austerity must be well & truely over if we can award these 'public workers' an above inflation busting, 3% pay increase, an additional £2,464. 

 

https://www.itv.com/news/2020-03-05/mps-to-receive-pay-rise-of-2-464-bringing-basic-annual-salary-to-81-932/

 

Basic salary now just under £82k.

ANOTHER bloody pay rise???  Thieving sods

[RJRB 688]

Should increase the pay to say £100 k p.a provided they cut number of MPs to 450

[El Cid 214]

MPs will also receive a boost of at least £25,600 to their staffing budget, to allow them to increase aides' wages and therefore reduce turnover among staff. Many parliamentary workers are said to have struggled with their workload amid the political chaos of recent years.

 

https://inews.co.uk/news/mp-salary-house-of-commons-rise-public-sector-wages-budget-2020-2112727

[hauxwell 243]

I don’t think MPs are overpaid. I remember reading a few years ago Council Executives  and some department heads use to get paid more than MPs, some of their salaries was above a hundred thousand a year.

 

I’m all in favour of cutting back on The House of Lords expenses, there’s to many of them.

[melthebell 862]

1 hour ago, hauxwell said:

I don’t think MPs are overpaid. I remember reading a few years ago Council Executives  and some department heads use to get paid more than MPs, some of their salaries was above a hundred thousand a year.

 

I’m all in favour of cutting back on The House of Lords expenses, there’s to many of them.

Just because others are over paid doesn't mean mps aren't as well

[kevvy 12]

18 hours ago, Baron99 said:

Well austerity must be well & truely over if we can award these 'public workers' an above inflation busting, 3% pay increase, an additional £2,464. 

 

https://www.itv.com/news/2020-03-05/mps-to-receive-pay-rise-of-2-464-bringing-basic-annual-salary-to-81-932/

 

Basic salary now just under £82k.

Don't MP's decide their own payrise ?   I'm not impressed by any of them, All the expenses fiddled just a few made an example of.

[alchresearch 214]

According to this article, the money doesn't just go into MP's pockets, but for their offices and staff:

 

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IPSA interim chair Richard Lloyd said: "Our review of MPs' staffing budgets in 2019 found demands on MPs' offices were high, with staff doing difficult and stressful casework with constituents on a very wide range of problems.

 

"There was often high staff turnover, with salary levels below comparable roles elsewhere, based on independent benchmarked evidence."

 

He added that many MPs were spending "relatively little time or money" on staff training, wellbeing and development.

https://news.sky.com/story/mps-to-be-paid-82k-as-they-receive-3-1-pay-rise-11950205

[El Cid 214]

3 hours ago, hauxwell said:

I’m all in favour of cutting back on The House of Lords expenses, there’s to many of them.

Their numbers will be reduced soon, by around 10%

[Robin-H 11]

1 hour ago, kevvy said:

Don't MP's decide their own payrise ?   I'm not impressed by any of them, All the expenses fiddled just a few made an example of.

No they don't, not anymore at least. 

 

Since 2011 MP's pay has been set by the The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA). 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Parliamentary_Standards_Authority

[Lex Luthor 10]

12 minutes ago, Robin-H said:

No they don't, not anymore at least. 

 

Since 2011 MP's pay has been set by the The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA). 

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Parliamentary_Standards_Authority

Yes.  The hypocrites reject the increases from independent pay bodies when it comes to thousands of others for years, but are fine with taking increases themselves, when they are on far higher salaries and claim ridiculous expenses to boot!