The Remuneration Authority has announced that MPs will be getting a 10% increase in their salaries during the course of this Parliament. From Radio New Zealand:MPs have reacted cautiously to the news they are set to get a pay rise, admitting it was a no-win situation. On Tuesday afternoon, the Remuneration Authority, an independent body which sets pay for key public office holders, determined MPs should get a pay increase. MPs have not received increases to their salaries since 2017. In 2018 Jacinda Ardern acted to freeze MPs salaries because proposed increases were out of step with the wider workforce and were adding to the rich-poor divide.

Source: Stuff May 01, 2024 09:00 UTC