Redford accepts most recommendations contained in MLA pay review
Posted May 3, 2012 7:19 am.
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The much-anticipated review of the financial compensation of provincial politicians is out, and it’s getting mixed reaction.
Former Supreme Court Justice John Major will field questions about his recommendations contained in a 300-page report Thursday.
Major is calling for a simplification of MLA pay, with members starting at an annual base salary of $134-thousand a year and additional financial compensation based on their jobs and responsibilities.
He is also calling for the elimination of most of the additional pay MLAs currently receive for sitting on a committee.
Premier Alison Redford accepted the recommendations, which will be forwarded to an all party committee for further study.
However, Redford did reject one of the recommendations outright, the one that suggested her pay be increased by $100-thousand dollars a year to $335-thousand over the next three years.
Scott Hennig with the Canadian Taxpayers Federation is not impressed with all of the recommendations.
Hennig tells 660News, he can’t believe Justice Major believes the MLA pension plan should be brought back; that plan was killed by former Premier Ralph Klein back in 1993.
He is also upset there is not a call for the elimination of the one-third tax free portion of MLA pay.
