Teaching Comparative Government and Politics

Monday, December 04, 2006

Legislative salaries

So how do MPs' salaries compare with other legislators' salaries?

British MPs want $78,000 raises


"LONDON, Dec. 4 (UPI) -- British members of Parliament say they earn less than doctors and are seeking a $78,000 raise for an annual salary of $197,000, The Independent reported.

"The lawmakers now earn $119,000 per year and a Conservative committee has filed a submission to the Senior Salaries Review Board suggesting a raise to at least $148,000, the newspaper said.

"Conservative Member of Parliament John Butterfill said the committee's research showed parliamentarians were 12-15 percent behind the salaries of comparable public and private sector workers."

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