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To reduce by 50% forthwith all ministerial salaries for a period of 2 years.

Submitted by Adrian Smith on Friday 25th November 2022

Published on Wednesday 7th December 2022

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 7th June 2023

Signatures: 47

Tagged with

2 years ~ 2021 ~ 2022 ~ Attorney General ~ Basics ~ Cost of living ~ crisis ~ Government ~ Junior ~ level ~ Ministerial ~ Ministers ~ MP ~ October ~ Price ~ Public Sector ~ Range ~ Roses ~ sector workers ~ Severe ~ The Government ~ UK government ~ Whip ~ Years

Petition Action

To reduce by 50% forthwith all ministerial salaries for a period of 2 years.

Petition Details

To reduce by 50% forthwith all ministerial salaries provided for under the Ministerial and Other Salaries Act 1975 for an initial period of 2 years as an emergency provision in light of the cost of living crisis. Ministers need to demonstrate their commitment to reducing the government deficit.

Additional Information

Ministerial salaries paid in addition to an MP’s basic annual salary of £84,144 & other substantial allowances range from just over 20k for the most junior minister ( assistant whip level) to over 99k ( Attorney General) (2021 - 2022 figures)
The Consumer Price Index rose by 11.1% to October 2022 on an annual basis.
The current UK government is attempting to impose severe pay restraint on large groups of public sector workers


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