MPs’ Finances
The Herald on Sunday is reporting that some Labour MPs might not be able to afford the pledge card reparations bills that they’re about to be landed with.
South Auckland list MP David Hereora told the Herald on Sunday yesterday he was not sure whether he could pay the entire amount in one hit, and might have to look at some sort of time-payment arrangement. He was still working out what he afford to pay back and said “that may mean paying it off… it all depends on how rich or broke you are I suppose”.
If someone on $125,000 can’t scrape together $5k over the next six months then they shouldn’t be allowed anywhere near the country’s finances.
David Farrar has helpfully suggested that tax cuts might put a bit more much-needed cash into hard-up Labour members’ pockets.
October 17th, 2006 at 7:50 am
It’s not only $125,000, but also one hell of a lot of extra’s such as the majority of travel