[Greens-Media] Greens MPs pressure Bracks on wage retraint for pollies

[Elizabeth.Ingham at parliament.vic.gov.au]

GREENS MPs PRESSURE BRACKS ON WAGE RESTRAINT FOR POLLIES

The Greens have put pressure on Steve Bracks to follow up his 2004 
commitment to limit any price rise for Victorian MPs to the consumer price 
index.

Speaking in Parliament yesterday, Greg Barber MLC said "Federal 
parliamentarians have been granted, or are about to be granted, a pay 
rise.  If we do nothing else, that will automatically kick in to our own 
salaries."

"However, back in 2004 the Premier introduced a bill to the lower house 
called the Parliamentary Salaries and Superannuation (Amendment) Bill, and 
in doing so he said that the amendments in that bill '? demonstrate the 
willingness of this government to apply to itself the same wage restraint 
that it expects and that the community expects of all Victorians'."

"I believe the Premier got it right then, so my request by way of action 
is for him to introduce a similar bill to keep our wage increases in line 
with the consumer price index."

For further comment: 
Greg Barber ? 0433 044 771

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