SNP leader Alex Salmon said that having been elected an MSP as well as an MP, he would only draw one salary.
Notwithstanding the fact he should surely step down as an MP to allow his constituents to be properly represented, why is the one salary he is choosing to draw the Westminster salary rather than the Holyrood one? Would it have anything to do with the fact an MP’s salary is £60,675, whilst an MSP’s is £53,091?
This is of course totally separate from the £76,907 Salmon will earn from being First Minister - a combined salary of £137,582 which puts him second only to the PM.
Typical Scottish Nationalist, squeezing everything he can from the union…
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Oh do come on Recess, it isn’t being typical Scottish Nationalist that has Salmond’s nose well into the trough, it’s typical politician! And for that matter Labour politicos are just about the worst offenders for lining their own pockets at public expense.
Matt said this on July 6th, 2007 at 4:10 pm
Actually, since devolution several MPs have drawn two salaries and have kept two seats. Jim Wallace (Lib Dem), Donald Dewar (Labour) being the most famous in the first term of the scots parliament who served in two seats. They all drew salaries. Salmond will be the only one who has saved the country some money by foregoing his 2nd wage.
He has also cut the number of Cabinet Secretaries in the Scottish parliament and cut the number of advisors.
His pool of wise men economic advisors in scotland (he beat brown to that move) will not draw a wage either.
skip said this on July 7th, 2007 at 3:10 pm