Mauritian political leaders’ wages to go up by30%

Port-Louis, Mauritius (PANA) – The Mauritian Prime minister, Navin Ramgoolam, is due next Tuesday to introduce to Parliament a bill aimed at increasing the wages of the president, the vice-president, the Premiers and the Members of Parliaments by 30%, official sources told PANA on Saturday.

If the bill is adopted the president will earn about 288,000 rupees (US$9,600), the Prime minister will receive 282,000 rupee (US$9,400) while the vice-president and the vice-Prime minister will earn 198,000 rupees (US$6,600).

The ministers’ wage will increase to 192,000 rupees (US$6,400) while the MPs will earn 68,400 rupees (US$2,280).

The new wages will take retroactive effect from January 2013.
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