Submitted on Sunday 1st November 2020
Rejected on Friday 6th November 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Salary cut for Ministers and MPs for COVID relief
Cut the the Prime Minister's, the Cabinet's and MPs salary by 30% to redirect the funds toward covid reliefs. The salary cut should be in place for at least 3 months. This will include all members of the parliament, the 119 ministers and the Prime Minister himself.
The Government's incompetent policies such as Eat Out to Help Out were costly yet undermining the efforts of the public. With second lockdown now imminent, the public needs greater support both financially and in morale.
Many other countries such as Singapore, South Korea and New Zealand have voluntarily cut Ministers' salary by upto 30% to show solidarity with their people. It is only right that the government show solidarity and that they are taking responsibility for their policies failures.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
We can't accept your petition because the UK Government and Parliament aren't responsible for the issue you raise. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) is responsible for deciding on MPs' expenses and pay. IPSA is independent of both Parliament and Government.
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http://www.theipsa.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/
You might like to sign this petition, about Ministerial salaries:
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/316784
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