WHAT MPS SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO:
* A better system than the one now, which is not simple, effective and clear.
* Entitlements and benefits redefined as "work expenses".
* Remuneration Tribunal determines conditions and amounts for travel expenses, travel, vehicle and electorate allowances.
* More explicit definition of what makes up "parliamentary business".
* Value for money overarching principle of travel decisions.
* Abolish additional $10 per night travelling
allowance for spouses.
* Re-examine taxpayer-funded shuttle service that operates in sitting weeks.
* Limit three return fares to dependent child aged up to 18 years.
* Reduce provision for post-retirement travel to Canberra from five trips a year to three.
* A third, staffed electorate office for the Big Six electorates.
* Helicopters cannot be chartered to cover short distances without compelling reasons.
(Source: Independent Parliamentary Entitlements System).
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