In normal economic circumstances & where the Govt is not taking the knife to spending & if the allowance still existed then I have no trouble accepting that he has the right to take the allowance.
‘At least 20 MPs across parties are claiming up to $45,000 to stay in their own Wellington homes’Stuff
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Good that the spotlight has been put on this area out of all this and long overdue. They should look at retired parliamentarians too and the perks they enjoy for the rest of their days
Ear, nose and throat integrity? What the fuck are you on about?
yeah but BIG DADDY LUXXX is rich therefore has to be punished.
Eyes - I need glasses
The travel and accommodation entitlements were last reviewed by Labour in 2020 as required by a law past by National in 2013 IIRC.Stuff
Good that the spotlight has been put on this area out of all this and long overdue. They should look at retired parliamentarians too and the perks they enjoy for the rest of their days
Was that when they put a pay freeze on mps salaries?
MPs' pay was frozen in 2018, after the Government determined that the proposed salary increase to be unjustifiably high. The freeze allowed time for us to do work to ensure the settings for determining MPs' pay are appropriate. The Amendment Act to implement the new system for setting MPs' pay was passed in 2019
Looks like it was done in September of 2020.... nice way for MP's to reimburse themselves for their COVID pay freeze....
www.remauthority.govt.nz
Reading it, it looks like the determination is made by the Remuneration Authority based on the act passed by National in 2013.Members of Parliament remuneration
The Authority sets an annual salary for Members of Parliament (MPs) and for the Prime Minister, Ministers, Speaker, Leader of the Opposition, Chairs of Committees and certain other roles.
This is a piece regarding the amendment. Would they reimburse themselves by stating multiple dwellings as residence or doctored travel expenses?
Or if Shane jones is ticking up porn in his roomReading it, it looks like the determination is made by the Remuneration Authority based on the act passed by National in 2013.
I wonder if anyone will look at Gerry Brownlee because he claimed the accommodation allowance last year for a rental property he owns and, as speaker of the house, is entitled to claim the same $53,000 as the PM. Or maybe he’s not rich enough
In all seriousness though, it’s a stark contrast to those of the highest earners that are saying they think and are comfortable with paying a higher threshold of tax or another form to pass some of their wealth onto to the economy, the ones David Seymour labeled grandstanders. Nothing you say is wrong, he Is entitled to it. Just like he was entitled to the clean car subsidy he picked up, or learning Te Reo on the taxpayer that he’s since scrapped but politics is a game of optics, which is why John key had the sense to donate his salary. I think there’s an expectancy or at least hopefulness that those that can afford it will use their own means in whatever way. That’s how the public and private medical system works though we know that’s not realistic or how any system works, whether there’s an entitlement or not. Most of us will generally take whatever we can get.Reading it, it looks like the determination is made by the Remuneration Authority based on the act passed by National in 2013.
I wonder if anyone will look at Gerry Brownlee because he claimed the accommodation allowance last year for a rental property he owns and, as speaker of the house, is entitled to claim the same $53,000 as the PM. Or maybe he’s not rich enough
Are their homes their only properties?
Being that the remuneration authority is independent of government, is it your claim that mps made earnings back through a pay freeze or fact? Or is the remuneration authority apart of the wrought?
You are a tradesman. Do you charge consumables or tool money as part of the job?
In my personal situation if I’m working out of town, my accommodation is paid for by the person I’m doing the job for. If that accommodation is unsuitable then I’m free to go and find something better if I desire but that cost is on me as they’ve stayed in all the places they offer and have found them perfectly acceptable. Some of them haven’t been the greatest but perhaps an upgrade on premier house? Guess that’s just what some of us do to save money, but why would you if someone else is payingYou are a tradesman. Do you charge consumables or tool money as part of the job?
Isn’t having to stay in Wellington, part of his job that he’s out of pocket if he doesn’t get reimbursed?
And like you choosing your preferred standard of tool, he should be able to select his preferred accomodation standard. The report confirms premier house is run down.
And to say he should take a free shithole is like saying you should use a cheap brand of plaster the customer may have on site rather than charge for a premium brand of plaster that is fit for purpose.
And the argument he owns the property - he’s forgoing rental income to stay there himself so he wasn’t actually gaining anything by covering his lost rent. Now he’s actually losing the lost rental income to simply do his job and is actually out of pocket.
A bit of small mindedness coming in here. I wish you guys were this forensic about the missing $15b of covid money and the missing $1.9b of mental health funding. You know $3,500 for every person in NZ rather than Luxons $0.01c per person… it’s a political hit job that actually exposes the utter hypocrisy and fiscal dopeyness of the left.
