All Green Ministers Will Opt-in To 20% Pay Reduction
Wednesday, 15 April 2020, 3:32 pm Press Release: Green Party
The Green Party will opt-in to the voluntary 20% pay
reduction for Ministers outlined by the Prime Minister
today.
Green Party Co-leader James Shaw said
today:
“We thought it was important that Green
Ministers demonstrated that we are in this together, and
there was unanimous support for us to opt-in to this
reduction.
“We would like to make it clear that the
Green Party have long had a policy that pegs the pay of
parliamentary wages to the median wage.
“This means
that no matter the circumstance, through the good and the
bad, our pay reflects what is being experienced in the
community. We do not think that pay should be pegged to the
mood of the parliament of the day.
“We’ll continue
to push for that model but in the meanwhile will be
opting-in to this reduction across all of our Ministers. At
this exceptionally challenging time it is the right thing to
do.
“We are in unprecedented times and it is clear
we need to send a signal that we are all in this
together.
“We will work to ensure these cuts do not
extend to those in public service on lower pay.
“It
is those on higher incomes that must do the heavy lifting,
so we are all equally playing our
part”.
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