Federal Cabinet approves the increase in pay scales of MNA’s, Ministers, National Assembly Speaker and Senate Chairman.
1)Salary of MNA’s and senate was increased from 60,996 to 150,000 with an increase of 146%.
2) Salary of National Assembly Speaker & Senate chairman grew from 162,659 to 205,000 with an increment of 26%
3) Salary of Deputy Speaker & Deputy Chairman was also increased by 23%, from 150,454 to 185,000.
4) Salary of Federal Ministers was increased from 126,387 to 200,000, increase of 58%
5) Salary of State Ministers was raised from 116,909 to 180,000 with a 54% rise.
How convenient -awarding themselves 150% increase in salary #democracy #corruption – can the common man do the same? pic.twitter.com/Alb2BLacIi
— Tauseef (@ztauseef) November 24, 2016
The transportation cost, office maintenance expense and other expenses were also increased. When questions were asked why billionaire MNA’s are having a 146% rise, Marriyum Aurangzeb, Minister of State for Information, responded that majority of the MNA’s are middle class.