As Greens Only Party to Support Freeze Option
The Tasmanian Greens today restated their position that State MPs pay should be frozen at current levels for the term of the Tasmanian Parliament.
Greens Leader Nick McKim MP said that as this position was not supported by either Labor or Liberal parties, the Greens did not oppose the Bill to link MPs’ salary to 95.734% of Band 9 of the General Stream of the Tasmanian State Service Award, which provides for a two per cent increase for State MPs.
“With so many Tasmanians doing it tough at the moment, the Greens would prefer no increase in MPs salary,” Mr McKim said.
“Given this is not supported by any other Party, we will accept that a pay rise in line with the state wages policy is inevitable.”
“Given the maximum two per cent pay increase for state public servants, we’re relieved that MPs pay will not go up by any more than that.”
“Something had to be done to prevent the pay rise of over 38 per cent that otherwise would have occurred, and we are happy to have been part of a constructive debate in the House today.”
Nick McKim MP Greens Leader
