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Originally Posted by Tribesman
I think it is only fair that they get the pay rise.
After all the measures to stop them fiddling their expenses has led to a severe decline in their income
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@ Tribesman, this isn't aimed at you just expanding on your quote.
Im not sure if your post is tongue in cheek or not, but what you say is right.
Uk mp's are lower paid than many other countries mp's (back benchers) and because of the reaction we have now about their wage increase, in the past there has been reluctance to raise it.
Mp's were then given the nod that it was ok to claim expenses for things in around about way to up there salary, some took this to the extreme and have paid the price. When the expenses scandal broke in an effort to clean up their act they appointed an independent body (IPSA), to review and set their salaries and there is no mechanism in place to legally reject it, although many mp's are saying they will not accept the increase.
IPSA say that with the cuts to mp's future pensions the proposed increase for 2015-16 result in a overall increase of £500,000 (650 mp's) and some people are saying that to try and appease people the latest proposal trims their pensions even more so there is no overall cost increase at all.