Federal MPs and their entitlements

The federal government has accepted all the recommendations from an independent review into the entitlements of MPs.

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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