Chief Minister could get a 15% pay rise

Following recommendations by the States Members’ Remuneration Review Body, proposals have been lodged by the Privileges and Procedures Committee to give the Island’s most senior politician a 15 per cent pay rise – which equates to about £7,500 a year.

Any changes to States Members’ pay must be approved by the Assembly. The proposed increase would only come into effect after the May 2018 general election.

Currently, all States Members must, by law, receive the same level of pay. In order for any increase to come into effect, Members must agree to overturn the clause which prevents politicians being paid different amounts.

In the proposition, the PPC said: ‘The Committee has not itself adopted a position for or against the recommendations.

‘However, the Committee is concerned to put beyond doubt that, if Article 44 is removed, proposals for differentiation only come into effect if agreed to by the Assembly.

‘In other words, if the Review Body were minded in future to recommend that all ministers or all Scrutiny chairmen should receive a different level of pay to other Members, such a recommendation could only be implemented with the Assembly’s specific approval.’

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