Pay cheques for the suit men and women

from Fiji Sun October 2014  (Nice to know what they pay themselves while the ordinary people put up with their houses damaged by wind and rain, their crops smashed, and nature wrecks what they have worked hard for.)

How They Tip The Pay Scale

President Ratu Epeli Nailatikau during the Opening of Parliament.

October 09

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 by Naisa Koroi, SUVA

Prime Minister $328,750

– Free furnished residence with all services and staff

– Official car with driver

– At official residence – completely free fixed telephone and official mobile phone

– Internet connection at residence

– FNPF contribution

– 4 weeks leave per annum, which must be compensated if not used

– Free accommodation and meals for all local travel

– Overseas travel – first class travel and may be accompanied by spouse

– Overseas travelling allowance – UNDP subsistence allowance plus 50 per cent together with $300 per day incidental allowance

– All medical costs to be reimbursed for local or overseas treatment as required

Minister for Finance $235,000

– Official car with driver

– Official mobile phone

– Internet connection at residence

– FNPF contribution

– 4 weeks leave per annum, which must be compensated if not used

– Free accommodation and meals for all official local travel

– Overseas travel – business class travel for official meetings

– Overseas travelling allowance – UNDP subsistence allowance plus 50 per cent together with $250 per day incidental allowance

Speaker Of The House $150,000

– Official car with driver

– Official mobile phone

– Internet connection at residence

– FNPF contribution

– 4 weeks leave per annum, which must be compensated if not used

– Free accommodation and meals for all official local travel

– Overseas travel – business class travel for official meetings

– Overseas travelling allowance – UNDP subsistence allowance plus 50 per cent together with $150 per day incidental allowance

LEADER OF OPPOSITION $120,000

– Official car with driver

– Official mobile phone

– Internet connection at residence

– FNPF contribution

– 4 weeks leave per annum, which must be compensated if not used

– Free accommodation and meals for all official local travel

– Overseas travel – business class travel for official meetings

– Overseas travelling allowance – UNDP subsistence allowance plus 50 per cent together with $150 per day incidental allowance

President non taxable $130,000

– Free furnished residence with all services and staff

– Official car with driver

– At official residence – completely free fixed telephone and official mobile phone

– Internet connection at residence

– FNPF contribution

– 4 weeks leave per annum, which must be compensated if not used

– Free accommodation and meals for all local travel

– Overseas travel – first class travel and may be accompanied by spouse

– Overseas travelling allowance – UNDP subsistence allowance plus 50 per cent together with $300 per day incidental allowance

– All medical costs to be reimbursed for local or overseas treatment as required

Ministers for: Health, Education, Infrastructure, Transpor $200,000

Other Ministers: $185,000

CABINET MINISTERS: BENEFITS

Assistant Ministers: $90,000

– Official car with driver

– Official mobile phone

– Internet connection at residence

– FNPF contribution

– 4 weeks leave per annum, which must be compensated if not used

– Free accommodation and meals for all official local travel

– Business class travel for official meetings

– Overseas travelling allowance – UNDP subsistence allowance plus 50 per cent together with $250 per day incidental allowance

Other MPs: $50,000