Give taxpayers a say on how much MPs are paid

john_key.jpgMP's pay should be fair

John Key says that he disagrees with the Remuneration Authority's decision to give backbench MP's a 5.5% hike in pay to $158,000. But he's been saying that each of the last four years there's been a hike.

Enough talk - time for action

Even with inflation running at close to zero,  backbench MPs got a $8,500 boost. We say its time for the Government to appoint a representative for taxpayers onto the Remuneration Authority to resist these enormous annual pay hikes.

Sign our petition asking John Key to appoint a representative for taxpayers' onto the Remuneration Authority.

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  • Kent Russell
    signed 2015-02-26 21:05:48 +1300
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  • Trevor Johns
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    Sign the petition: We pay taxes to pay MPs - so lets have a taxpayers' representative on the Remuneration Authority
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    Sign the petition: We pay taxes to pay MPs - so lets have a taxpayers' representative on the Remuneration Authority
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    Sign the petition: We pay taxes to pay MPs - so lets have a taxpayers' representative on the Remuneration Authority
  • Trevor Johns
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  • Tessa Sugden
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    signed via 2015-02-26 20:46:37 +1300
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  • @TaxpayersUnion tweeted this page. 2015-02-26 19:47:08 +1300
    Sign the petition: We pay taxes to pay MPs - so lets have a taxpayers' representative on the Remuneration Authority http://www.taxpayers.org.nz/petition_mp_pay?recruiter_id=2
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  • Matthew Newman
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    Sign the petition: We pay taxes to pay MPs - so lets have a taxpayers' representative on the Remuneration Authority
  • Matthew Newman
    signed 2015-02-26 19:30:38 +1300
  • Paul henderson
    signed 2015-02-26 19:26:04 +1300
  • Brian Persen
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  • Grant McKenna
    @Grantavius tweeted link to this page. 2015-02-26 19:15:44 +1300
    Sign the petition: We pay taxes to pay MPs - so lets have a taxpayers' representative on the Remuneration Authority. http://www.taxpayers.org.nz/petition_mp_pay?recruiter_id=7423
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  • Grant McKenna
    posted about this on Facebook 2015-02-26 19:15:44 +1300
    Sign the petition: We pay taxes to pay MPs - so lets have a taxpayers' representative on the Remuneration Authority.
  • Ivan kwan
    signed 2015-02-26 19:14:21 +1300
  • Michael Ellis
    signed 2015-02-26 19:13:35 +1300
  • Grant McKenna
    signed 2015-02-26 19:12:10 +1300
  • Jordan Williams
    signed 2015-02-26 19:09:44 +1300
  • Jordan Williams
    published this page in Campaigns 2015-02-26 18:58:00 +1300
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