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Minister outlines MPs' pay rises

were outlined in a notice tabled in the House of Assembly yesterday by Finance Minister the Hon. David Saul .

Under the increase, which must be voted on after a resolution by Dr. Saul, MPs will see their basic $24,000 salaries increase to $27,264 on April 1 and to $30,699 on April 1, 1996.

The $16,000 basic annual salary for Senators will rise in two steps to $18,176 and to $20,466.

There will be similar two-step increases in the extra amounts paid to MPs and Senators who are also Officers of the Legislature.

The $8,000 salary paid to the Senate President will rise to $9,088 on April 1, 1995 and to $10,233 on April 1, 1996.

The Speaker of the House will see his $14,000 salary rise first to $15,904 and then to $17,908.

The Senate Vice-President's $1,600 salary will rise first to $1,818 and then to $2,047.

The House Deputy Speaker, who is currently paid $7,000, will receive $7,952 as of April 1 and $8,954 one year later.

For the Premier, the salary will rise from $44,000, first to $49,984, and then to $56,282.

The Deputy Premier's $30,000 salary will increase first to $34,080 and then to $38,374.

The Finance Minister, now paid $34,000, will see his pay rise first to $38,624, then to $43,491. Other Cabinet Ministers, whether they sit in the House or the Senate, will have their $24,000 salaries rise first to $27,264, then to $30,699.

The Opposition Leader, now paid $16,000, will have his pay increased first to $18,176, then to $20,466.

Parliamentary Secretaries in the House of Assembly and Senate will have their $6,000 salaries increased first to $6,816, then to $7,675 next year. The salaries for Party Whips, now $4,000, will rise first to $4,544, then to $5,117.