THE Governments 20-member ministerial line-up will be paid a total of about $3.4 million in salaries and allowances. The salaries, inclusive of all allowances, were set in the Parliamentary Remuneration Decree 2014 on Friday. Also set by the decree were the remuneration for Speaker of the House, Leader of the Opposition and members of Parliament. According to the decree, the President will receive a non-taxable salary of $130,000, while the Prime Minister will receive a salary of $328,750. The Minister for Finance portfolio carries a salary of $235,000 while the salaries for Ministers for Health (Jone Usamate), Minister for Education (Dr Mahendra Reddy) and the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport (Pio Tikoduadua) will receive $200,000 each. The decree also sets a salary of $185,000 each for the other 10 ministers with the five assistant ministers slated to receive $90,000 each. Other salaries include $150,000 for Speaker of the House, $120,000 for Leader of the Opposition and $50,000 each for members of Parliament. However, Parliament must also take into account prevailing economic conditions based on evidence from an authoritative source and may set a lower remuneration level. The decree allows Parliament to determine by resolution the remuneration paid to the President, Prime Minister, Cabinet ministers, Leader of Opposition, Speaker of the House and members of Parliament. The amounts set by the decree fix remuneration until any parliamentary resolution. The decree also states that when determining salaries Parliament must have regard to: * The need to achieve and maintain fair relativity with the levels of remuneration received by persons in the private sector; * That the salaries must be competitive so that persons of the right calibre are not deterred from stepping forward to lead the country; * The salaries should reflect the ethos of political service which entails making sacrifices; * The salaries must be transparent with no hidden components or perks; and * The need to be fair to the taxpayer and to persons whose salary is being prescribed. The decree further states that setting allowances and benefits will be determined by recognising the need for public understanding the core of the work of persons or members of Parliament and the services required to enable them to carry out their roles and functions. fijitimes/story.aspx?id=282586 Salary scale - Fiji Times Online Also set by the decree were the remuneration for Speaker of the House, Leader of the Opposition and members of Parliament. fijitimes
Posted on: Wed, 08 Oct 2014 21:33:31 +0000
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