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MSPs in line for 1.8% pay rise next year MSPs in line for 1.8% pay rise next year
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MSPs are to be given a 1.8% pay rise next year - taking the first minister's entitlement to more than £150,000.MSPs are to be given a 1.8% pay rise next year - taking the first minister's entitlement to more than £150,000.
The increase means Nicola Sturgeon's salary entitlement would rise to £151,269. The UK prime minister is currently paid £149,440 a year.The increase means Nicola Sturgeon's salary entitlement would rise to £151,269. The UK prime minister is currently paid £149,440 a year.
Scottish cabinet secretaries will get £108,203, and backbench MPs £61,777. Scottish cabinet secretaries will get £108,203, and backbench MSPs £61,777.
The Scottish government confirmed Ms Sturgeon and her ministers will continue with a voluntary pay freeze tying salaries to their 2008/09 level.The Scottish government confirmed Ms Sturgeon and her ministers will continue with a voluntary pay freeze tying salaries to their 2008/09 level.
The extra cash will be put into a public spending fund.The extra cash will be put into a public spending fund.
The Scottish Parliamentary salaries scheme now directly links MSPs' salaries to public-sector pay rises in Scotland using the annual survey of hours and earnings published by the Office for National Statistics.The Scottish Parliamentary salaries scheme now directly links MSPs' salaries to public-sector pay rises in Scotland using the annual survey of hours and earnings published by the Office for National Statistics.
Non-MSP staffNon-MSP staff
Conservative MSP Jackson Carlaw, a member of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, told the Finance and Constitution Committee on Wednesday: "Using this index, I can confirm that an increase of 1.8% will be applied in April 2017."Conservative MSP Jackson Carlaw, a member of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, told the Finance and Constitution Committee on Wednesday: "Using this index, I can confirm that an increase of 1.8% will be applied in April 2017."
The committee was told that non-MSP staff working directly for the parliament would get "about the same" as the 1.8% rise.The committee was told that non-MSP staff working directly for the parliament would get "about the same" as the 1.8% rise.
The corporate body's submission to the committee said the pay boost for MSPs is expected to cost a total of £200,000 as not all members are expected to claim the full entitlement.The corporate body's submission to the committee said the pay boost for MSPs is expected to cost a total of £200,000 as not all members are expected to claim the full entitlement.
Historically, MSPs were paid 87.5% of an MP's wage but Holyrood voted to scrap this scheme in 2015 in favour of the new system after agreeing it would be "politically unthinkable" to accept the 9% increase then on the table.Historically, MSPs were paid 87.5% of an MP's wage but Holyrood voted to scrap this scheme in 2015 in favour of the new system after agreeing it would be "politically unthinkable" to accept the 9% increase then on the table.
A spokesman for the Scottish Conservatives said party leader Ruth Davidson would increase her private charitable donations commensurately with the increase, as she did last year.A spokesman for the Scottish Conservatives said party leader Ruth Davidson would increase her private charitable donations commensurately with the increase, as she did last year.