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Geoff Summers: Remuneration Authority Chair said the MP salary increase was determined by aligning with the market

Published: April 30, 2024, 7:55 p.m.

We could be seeing the end of the pay freeze for MPs.\xa0

The Remuneration Authority's set to increase most MP salaries 10.5% over three years.\xa0

The first rise of 2.8% will be backdated to the election. \xa0

This is the first pay rise since 2017 when Labour overruled the increase due to the cost of living. \xa0

Remuneration Authority Chair Geoff Summers told Mike Hosking that salary increases are determined by looking at what's paid elsewhere. \xa0

Summers says the 2.8% pay rise was a result, not a decision, made from aligning with the market.\xa0

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