Thursday, 22 January 2009, 3:24 pm Press Release: ACT New Zealand
ACT Endorses Remuneration Restraint For MPs
Hon Rodney
Hide, ACT Leader, MP For Epsom
Thursday, January 22
2009
ACT MPs agree with Prime Minister John Key that there
should be no increase in remuneration for Members of
Parliament when the next review is conducted by the
Remuneration Authority, ACT Leader the Hon Rodney Hide said
today.
"At a time when working New Zealanders are
tightening their belts and facing economic uncertainty, it
is entirely wrong that MPs will receive increases in their
remuneration," Mr Hide said.
"In my role as Minister of
Local Government I have been strongly critical of the poor
quality spending by local councils and the impact that this
has had on ratepayers and businesses. ACT agrees with the
National Party that we need to show some restraint in
difficult times.
"While recognising its independent
decision-making role I, as Leader of the ACT Party, will
ensure that the Remuneration Authority is aware that ACT is
recommending that there be no increase for Members of
Parliament in the year ahead," Mr Hide
said.
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