04-24-2012, 03:35 PM
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MLA transition allowance estimates released
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The Canadian Taxpayers Federation released its estimated transitional allowances for outgoing MLAs and say totals could reach as much as $14.8 million.
The CTF says 35 MLAs will not be returning after the April 23 election; 24 are retiring and 11 were defeated.
The payments will range from $78,000 to $1,192,000.
Retired PC MLA and Speaker Ken Kowalski will be the highest paid and he is also eligible to collect an MLA pension.
The federation says an estimated $14,785,000 will be paid out by taxpayers in addition to the $2.7 Million that MLAs have been provided in RRSP contributions.
"We will be holding Premier Redford to her election promise to ‘suspend' these ‘overly generous' transition allowances going forward," stated CTF-Alberta Director Scott Hennig. "It's a shame she didn't act prior to the election to eliminate these golden-handshakes, as it would have saved taxpayers nearly $15 million."
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