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| PM Kamla Persad-Bissessar: “In the event that an increase is recommended, the Government still has the option not to accept the report.” |
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar told the Guardian newspaper Wednesday its front page story titled Pay increase for PM, MPs coming
was "premature".
Speaking with a Guardian reporter in Rio Claro at the start of the government's $400 million infrastructure rehabilitation program, Persad-Bissessar said, “It is too premature to say that all MPs will get a pay hike.”
She added, "The law mandates that the SRC must do a salaries review, not only of MPs but also of senior officials of the State.
“We are complying with the law and at the end of the day the Government is free to accept it or reject it, even the SRC.”
She indicated that the past government did not even recommend an increase so it is incorrect to say "there are going to be salary increases."
Persad-Bissessar explained that the law requires the SRC to comply within a certain time frame. "I cannot say how long it will take. It is not something that will happen tomorrow morning. They may or may not recommend an increase," the PM said.
She added, “In the event that an increase is recommended, the Government still has the option not to accept the report.”
MPs are currently completing a questionnaire to be submitted by April 13. It asks for information about the number of hours each Mp spends in preparation for Parliamentary debates and other related duties.
Ministers and MPs received an increase in salaries in 2006. The current monthly scale is listed below:
was "premature".
Speaking with a Guardian reporter in Rio Claro at the start of the government's $400 million infrastructure rehabilitation program, Persad-Bissessar said, “It is too premature to say that all MPs will get a pay hike.”
She added, "The law mandates that the SRC must do a salaries review, not only of MPs but also of senior officials of the State.
“We are complying with the law and at the end of the day the Government is free to accept it or reject it, even the SRC.”
She indicated that the past government did not even recommend an increase so it is incorrect to say "there are going to be salary increases."
Persad-Bissessar explained that the law requires the SRC to comply within a certain time frame. "I cannot say how long it will take. It is not something that will happen tomorrow morning. They may or may not recommend an increase," the PM said.
She added, “In the event that an increase is recommended, the Government still has the option not to accept the report.”
MPs are currently completing a questionnaire to be submitted by April 13. It asks for information about the number of hours each Mp spends in preparation for Parliamentary debates and other related duties.
Ministers and MPs received an increase in salaries in 2006. The current monthly scale is listed below:
- Prime Minister - $48,000
- Cabinet ministers - $33,00
- Non-Cabinet ministers - $27,000
- Leader of the Opposition - $23,800
- MPs (non-ministers) - $14,000
- Senators (non-ministers) - $10,500
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