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| MPs to get pay rise 1.8% to £77,379 | MPs to get pay rise 1.8% to £77,379 |
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| MPs will get a 1.8% pay rise for 2018-19, taking their overall salary to £77,379 from 1 April, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority said. | MPs will get a 1.8% pay rise for 2018-19, taking their overall salary to £77,379 from 1 April, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority said. |
| The salary for chairmen of Commons select committees will also increase by 1.8% to £15,509, which is added to their basic salary for being an MP. | The salary for chairmen of Commons select committees will also increase by 1.8% to £15,509, which is added to their basic salary for being an MP. |
| It is a bigger increase on the 1.4% pay rise MPs got last year. | It is a bigger increase on the 1.4% pay rise MPs got last year. |
| IPSA says it is in line with its policy of adjusting MPs' pay at the same rate as changes in the public sector wages. | IPSA says it is in line with its policy of adjusting MPs' pay at the same rate as changes in the public sector wages. |
| Members of the Scottish Parliament were given a 0.6% pay rise to £62,149 a year in December. |