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NFP leader Biman Prasad: Who should decide how much should be paid to US; it should be decided by a Parliamentary Committee!

8/10/2014

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On 4 July 2014, Frank Bainimarama announced he receives a total income of $278,750. On 3 October, he brought in the Parliamentary Remuneration Decree 2014, giving himself a pay increase of $328,750, two days before the sitting of the first Parliament since his 2006 coup

Opposition parliamentarian, Biman Prasad said the salaries of the President, the Prime Minister, the Leader of Opposition and MP’s should be set by a parliamentary committee. Prasad has raised concern on the difference in the salaries of the Ministers and the Leader of Opposition. The NFP Leader also said comparisons will also be made now by the opposition and they will await the appointment of the Parliamentary Committee to look into all these matters. Under the Parliamentary Remunerations Decree, parliament may, by resolution appoint a committee to make a determination on the salaries. Source: Fijivillage News

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Leading the way on parliamentary salaries. Mr and Mrs Biman Prasad
Fijivillage News:
The flat base salaries inclusive of all allowances of the President, the Prime Minister, cabinet ministers and parliamentarians have been set and gazetted under the Parliamentary Remunerations Decree.


According to the decree which came into effect last Friday, the President gets a non-taxable salary of $130,000.

The Prime Minister has a total package of $328,750; the Minister for Finance gets $235,000, while the Ministers for Health, Education, Infrastructure and Transport get $200,000.

The salaries of other Ministers is $185,000 while Assistant Ministers receive $90,000.

The decree states that the Speaker of Parliament has a total salary of $150,000.

It has also been confirmed that the Leader of Opposition will get $120,000.

Other members of parliament will get $50,000.

Prime Minister

Voreqe Bainimarama

The allowances and benefits for the President and the Prime Minister include free furnished residence with all services and staff, an official car with driver, free telephone services, free internet connection at their residence, FNPF contribution, 4 weeks leave which must be compensated if not utilised, free accommodation and meals for all local travel, first class overseas travel and may be accompanied by spouse, overseas travelling allowance calculated at UNDP subsistence allowance plus 50% together with $300 per day incidental allowance and all costs to be reimbursed for local or overseas medical treatment as required.

The Leader of Opposition gets an official car with a driver, an official mobile phone, internet connection at home, 4 weeks leave which must be compensated if not utilised, free accommodation and meals for all official local travel, business class travel for official meetings and overseas travelling allowance calculated at UNDP subsistence allowance plus 50% together with $150 per day incidental allowance.

These salaries are set until such time parliament by resolution determines any remuneration under the decree. 

Opposition Leader 


Ro Teimumu Kepa

The decree said when setting the salaries, parliament must regard the need to achieve and maintain fair relativity with the levels of salaries received by persons in the private sector, the salaries must be competitive so that persons of the right calibre are not deterred from stepping forward to lead the country, the salaries must be transparent with no hidden components or perks and the need to be fair to the persons whose salary is being prescribed and to the taxpayer.

A section in the decree also said that when setting the salaries, parliament must take into account any prevailing economic conditions based on evidence from an authoritative source.

It also said that parliament may set the salaries at a rate lower than it would otherwise have set.

Parliament may amend a determination at any time while it is in force to deal with any new matter that was not dealt with at the time at which the determination was made. Story by Vijay Narayan

COUPS PAY IN FIJI: FROM COMMANDER, COUPSTER, TO
PRIME MINISTER - SALARY CHART

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The President hosts reception at Government House for Opening of Parliament, October 2014 . In September 2005 the Qarase government had chided Bainimarama when an intruder had sneaked into Government House and was found doing press ups
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16 Comments
Agenda of the Day
8/10/2014 03:58:43 am

"Letz Line Up Our Pockets - like there's no tomorrow"

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SoldOut
8/10/2014 04:04:08 am

Biman Prasad , instead of taking a principled stand boycotting the Parliament over RIGGED elections - as his own signature alleges -Here is the MAN, motivated by MONEY, money... money... More money...

It is greed which is shinning in your eyes, Biman, in the picture, look, it is the greed, you sell-out politician.

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oolala
9/10/2014 04:55:21 am

@ soldout - you're blinded by hate, fool. Now re-read the thread slowly.

Well said Biman Prasad re revisiting their decree... and so you must all "Beware the Greeks bearing gifts"..

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Parting-Shot
8/10/2014 04:28:08 am

How fitting that the last DEED (Parliamentary Remuneration Decree) of the DICTATOR is one dictated by GREED. Let history record this!

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Fiji's First
8/10/2014 04:34:47 am

The Government of the Ali Baba and Thirty One Thieves

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the dictator rules link
8/10/2014 01:25:06 pm

The dictatorship is still alive and well in Fiji - the farcial elections and the restoration of parliamentary democracy notwithstanding. the dictator decides how much he can put in his pocket. fullstop. the rest of you gang get what HE wants you to get. the rest of you gang can continue to act the ostrich and go on with the pretense of engagement in "parliamentary democracy". it's not a bad deal for YOUS!

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nah link
8/10/2014 02:05:37 pm

Nah it won't happen. Nothing will be decided by any parliamentary committee. Everything will be decided by the dictator and his adviser in chief Khaiyum and the rest of you will go through the motions of "debating and deliberating" on things that have been decided already!

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Canada Boy
8/10/2014 02:42:44 pm

Good on you Biman

What do they still think, that they can keep on issuing decree after decree and not go through the peoples representatives to pass new laws, rules and legislations
So much for a true and genuine FB democracy

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rajend naidu link
8/10/2014 04:41:22 pm

The President of Uruguay Jose Mujica continues to live in his ramshackled one bedroom farm home; drive his trusty old Beetle and gives away 90 percent of his salary to charity (SBS Dateline The Poorest President 24/09). Now that is what you call a True Man of the People. Any like that amongst our mob?

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Yep link
8/10/2014 05:54:03 pm

We have Mahendra Pal Chaudhry who gave into his own pocket the $1 million that was given to him to give to the poor people of Fiji by Indians in India.
Then we have Hon. Josaia Voreqe Bainimarama whose first action after grabbing power was to give himself a "backpay" of $184,000.
Then of course we have a whole list of our political leaders who helped themselves with free money from the National Bank of Fiji rendering the NBF bankrupt.
We have our Heroes - the thieving kind!

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a truism link
8/10/2014 06:04:22 pm

Coups Pay in Fiji. Of course it pays. It pays very well. It's a truism. That's why coups have been carried out . So that coup leaders can enrich themselves - FAST.
Tell me if anyone who was part of the Bainimarama coup have become poor since his takeover?
He has quite literally become fat and so has his right hand man Khaiyum.

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Tomasi
8/10/2014 09:37:14 pm

Victor, what will be the salary of a Minister with multiple portfolios ? For instance, Hon Khaiyum has about 5 Ministries? Will he be the highest paid Minister in the Land?

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too right link
9/10/2014 12:53:21 am

Tinpot dictators don't cling to power ( through fake elections etc) to live poor. They want to live like royalty surrounded by opulence and crystal chandeliers and off shore bank accounts.

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Taveta
9/10/2014 01:17:13 am

check out Helipro has gone into receivership another Blacktop broke in NZ yet allowed to work in Fiji
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/10592384/Helipro-put-into-receivership

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S
9/10/2014 01:54:11 am

Victor, I fail to understand why there are still decrees issued when there is an elected parliament in place. Didn't we elect people to got into parliament to be our voices? If this decree had been tabled, it would have been unanimously agreed to. Hell, with this kind of pay-packets, they can sleep in parliament & laugh all the way to the bank.

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Anasa
9/10/2014 06:47:53 pm

Victor, the failed Helipro was quickly established in Fiji by one of Frank's closest friend and big question mark on FDB's involvement. Now that it has gone belly up the taxpayers are again holding the can. We never learn and this is the price of no governance which continues unabated. For example the renumeration should have been presented to the House in a form of Bill and debated before being passed. Typical FFP MO!

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