TYNWALD SALARIES and
ALLOWANCES
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Tynwald Members’ remuneration and allowances falls into four categories:
Information is also provided below on:
It should be noted that different arrangements apply to the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man and HM Attorney General. Basic salaryThe basic salary currently stands at £36,440 per annum. It reached this level in April
2008 and has not been increased since then. Additional sums payable to certain office-holdersThe following additional sums are payable, calculated on the basis of the basic salary mentioned above.
Annual sum for expensesEach Tynwald Member is entitled to be paid an annual sum for expenses. The sum currently
stands at £6,178. It reached this level in April 2008 and has not been increased since then. On-Island travel expenses
Cost of undertaking business off the IslandTynwald Members undertaking parliamentary and governmental business off the Island are subject to the same regime for travel, accommodation and subsistence as civil servants. Such costs are not regarded as “expenses”. The overall costs of Tynwald Members undertaking such business were as set out in the table below.
Members’ Resettlement Grant SchemeThe Members of Tynwald (Resettlement Grant) Scheme 2009 (GC14/09) provides that if a Member under pensionable age who has served at least two years is unsuccessful in seeking re-election to either the Keys or the Council, he or she will be paid the equivalent of six months’ basic salary. If a person receives this grant but is elected to either Branch within six months, the money must be repaid. Tynwald Membership Pension SchemeThe rules of the Tynwald membership Pension Shceme are set out here.
LINK:http://www.tynwald.org.im/tynwald/remuneration.shtml
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