Are MPs paid too much or is it well-earned?

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Are MPs paid too much or is it well-earned?

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The government is scrapping changes brought in in 2015 to try stop excessive pay increases for MPs, labelling them a failure that have had the opposite effect. Last year Parliament froze MPs' salaries and allowances after rejecting the proposed 3 percent pay increase as "unacceptably high". In 2015, concerned by high salary increases, former Prime Minister John Key removed the Remuneration Authority's independence in setting MPs' pay, and instead introduced a set formula. Workplace Rela...

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Date created

27 August 2019

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re7e-khhPwE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

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politics / Checkpoint / New Zealand / news / Lisa Owen / pay / MP / Minister / parliament / salaries / Salary / money / Workplace Relations

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