Who would earn what?
• Premier Ewart Brown would continue to receive $150,000 a year for the top job plus $65,000 for being an MP, giving him an annual salary of $215,000.
• Deputy Premier and Finance Minister Paula Cox is the only member of the Cabinet deemed to be part-time. Under the new proposals, she would get $70,000 for her ministerial brief, on top of $65,000 for being an MP, giving her a yearly total of $135,000.
• All other Cabinet Ministers would continue to get $100,000 a year for their full-time portfolios. Those Ministers who are MPs — Derrick Burgess, Glenn Blakeney, Nelson Bascome, Dale Butler, Elvin James and Terry Lister — would therefore earn an annual income of $165,000.
• Labour, Home Affairs and Housing Minister David Burch, the PLP Senate Leader, would receive $140,000 a year — $100,000 for his ministerial brief and $40,000 for being a Senator.
• Kim Swan's pay for being Opposition Leader would rise to $35,000 a year plus he would get $65,000 for being an MP, giving him an annual salary of $100,000.
• The Speaker of the House Stanley Lowe would pick up the same — $35,000 for being Speaker and $65,000 for being an MP, totalling $100,000.
• Deputy Jennifer Smith's income would rise to $82,500, comprised of $65,000 for being an MP and $17,500 for being Deputy Speaker.
• Senate President Carol Anne Bassett would pick up $20,000 for the presidential position plus $40,000 for being a Senator, netting her $60,000 a year.
• Junior Ministers such as Walton Brown and Thaao Dill would get $15,000 a year on top of their $40,000 pay for being a Senator, gaining them $55,000 a year.
• Senate Vice President Walwyn Hughes would receive $5,000 a year on top of his $40,000 Senator's salary, giving him $45,000 a year in total.
• Government Whip Lovitta Foggo and Opposition Whip Cole Simons would both get $7,500 a year for those positions, on top of their $65,000 a year MP's salary, giving them $72,500 a year.
• MPs and Senators without any other responsibilities would pick up $65,000 and $40,000 a year respectively.
