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08/02/2008
Possible Salary Increase For MLA's
MLA's could be in line to receive a pay windfall, which could see their salaries rise to £52,000, if recommendations of an independent review are accepted.
The move is being proposed in a bid to bring Assembly Member salaries up to the level of that of their UK counterparts.
The Senior Salaries Review Body is expected to suggest an increase of around 16 % to around £52,000 when it reports in March. At the moment, MLA's earn about £43,000 a year.
The current MLA salary is someway short of the pay of MP's (£60k), members of Scottish Parliament and Members of the Welsh Assembly who receive £53,000 and £46,000 respectively.
However, Sinn Fein's Chief Whip Caral Ni Chuilin told the BBC that her party would oppose the move.
She said this was because such a sharp rise would be out of line with both the low rate of inflation and the pay settlements other workers are being asked to accept.
(GC)
The move is being proposed in a bid to bring Assembly Member salaries up to the level of that of their UK counterparts.
The Senior Salaries Review Body is expected to suggest an increase of around 16 % to around £52,000 when it reports in March. At the moment, MLA's earn about £43,000 a year.
The current MLA salary is someway short of the pay of MP's (£60k), members of Scottish Parliament and Members of the Welsh Assembly who receive £53,000 and £46,000 respectively.
However, Sinn Fein's Chief Whip Caral Ni Chuilin told the BBC that her party would oppose the move.
She said this was because such a sharp rise would be out of line with both the low rate of inflation and the pay settlements other workers are being asked to accept.
(GC)
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