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Originally Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard
That plan will save thousands of dollars... in fact for all the outrage over MLA Salaries if you look them up they aren't that much.
The base level is $78,138.00 per year of which $26,046.00 is the Tax Free Portion you want to get rid of, so the base salary is $52,092.00... which isn't really a fantastic salary and certainly not one that is going to attract the best and brightest minds to work for them.
http://www.assembly.ab.ca/lao/hr/MLA...muneration.htm
Where are the savings going to come from because it isn't from nic-nack nickle and dime salary cuts to 83 members of government.
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They don't want to eliminate the 26,046; they want to eliminate the "tax free" aspect. IE make the entire salary taxable, like the rest of us.
Additionally, all MLA's are put on committees and max out the benefit there. So that's an additional 42 K. In reality the base salary is $120,138.00.
That doesn't include their living allowance, travel expense, etc.
Really the biggest take away from that list is the transition allowance reduction. (IMHO)