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Taxpayers’ Union welcomes MP pay freeze announcement
Responding to the Prime Minister’s decision to freeze pay and reassess the salary formula for all MPs, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says:
“This is a very welcome and wise decision from the Prime Minister, and acknowledges the problems we flagged last year.”
“When the previous government decided to tie MP salaries to public sector wage growth, we pointed out that it would create perverse incentives for politicians to boost public sector wages. We’re glad to see Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern listening.”
“We will be engaging with the Government and publishing a report in the coming weeks, proposing more taxpayer-friendly ways to set MPs’ pay.”
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