BENEFITS/RE-
IMBURSABLE
EXPENSES |
ELIGIBLE
POSTS |
RATE/PROVISION |
DESCRIPTION |
CONDITIONS |
| 1.
Constituency Expenses |
All
members of Parliament |
$246,306
p.a.- member from a rural constituency and $306,000 p.a.
- member from an urban constituency *** |
Allowance
for expenses of Operating Constituency offices |
Payable
only to elected members of Parliament |
| 2.
(a) Travelling |
Prime
Minister |
Official
Car
|
|
|
| Cabinet
Ministers, Speaker of the House, Parliamentary Secretaries,
Leader of the Opposition |
$341,220
per annum or see conditions >> |
Motor
Car depreciation
allowance |
Three
options available
(a) Provision of fully maintained government car- no allowance
payable
(b) Operation of own motor car - receives full depreciation
allowance
(c) Provision of a partially maintained
Government car- meets operational, serviceing
and basic maintenance costs and receives 50% of
the depreciation allowance |
| Ministers
of State |
$341,220
per annum or see conditions >> |
| Other
Members of Parliament |
$180,000
per annum |
Travelling
expenses
for attending Parliament |
For
travelling to Parliamentary meetings from out of town |
| |
$10.35
per km. |
| Rural
Senators |
$10.35
per km. |
For
travelling to Parliamentary meetings from out of town |
| 2b.
Official Travel (Local) |
Cabinet
Ministers, Ministers of
State, Parliamentary Secretaries |
$4,500
per annum |
Subsistence |
|
| 2c.
Constituency Travel |
All
elected members |
$247,200
- member from a rural
constituency and $123,600 -
member from an urban
constituency |
Allowance
for travelling
expences incurred within
constituency |
|
| 3.
Subsistence |
Cabinet
Ministers, Ministers of
State, Parliamentary Secretaries
and Senators with Ministerial
Responsibility) |
$300
per day for Parliamentary attendance. |
|
Estimated
attendance: 52 sessions per annum |
Members
of Parliament (rural
without Ministerial/Portfolio
responsibilities). |
$300
per day for Parliamentary attendance. |
|
Estimated
attendance 36 sessions per annum |
| Rural
Senators |
$300
per day |
|
| 4.
Househould Staff |
Prime
Minister |
14
officers # |
Official
Residence |
$2,623,160
per annum ( for14 officers) These
officers are assigned to the official residence of
the Prime Minister |
| Deputy
Prime Minister |
5
persons # |
Official
Residence |
$1,090,310
per annum (for 5 officers) |
| Cabinet
Ministers |
2
persons # |
|
$409,240
per annum (for the two persons) |
| Ministers
of State |
1
person # |
|
$204,620
per annum |
