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MPs’ pay to rise by 2.8% to £93,904 in April (www.standard.co.uk)

submitted 3 months ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/uk_politics@feddit.uk

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MPs’ salaries will rise by 2.8% to £93,904 in the next financial year, Parliament’s expenses watchdog has confirmed.

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) said the decision was in line with wider Government pay recommendations for public sector workers.

Under the Parliamentary Standards Act, IPSA is required to review MPs’ salaries by early July within the first year of a new parliament.

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[–] florge@feddit.uk 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Why are they getting nearly 3 times the UK average?

[–] ladel@feddit.uk 5 points 3 months ago

The salary itself is fine in my opinion if look at it in isolation. However, when you think about things like expenses, housing allowances, and their other incomes, and add those all up to see how much they're making a year ... well, I don't know.

[–] Fluke@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

Burn it all down.

[–] deadcatbounce@reddthat.com 2 points 3 months ago

Anarchy is the only democratic option today. There isn't one member of parliament that deserves the name.