The Sicilian Regional Assembly deputies raised their gross salary by 890 euros to compensate for the rising cost of living caused by inflation. And, as might be expected, the news did not go unnoticed.
The salary increase for MPs came with the approval of the Sicilian Regional Assembly’s (Ars) internal budget, voted in at the plenary, which, as outlined in an explanatory note, envisioned an adjustment of the cost to the change in the Istat index. life. A larger expense of around 750 thousand euros, which would result in an increase of 10,700 euros each for the 70 deputies, or about 890 euros gross each month. Thus, Ars expenses increase from 10.45 million last year to 11.2 million for 2023.
The increase was budgeted years ago, more precisely with the approval of regional law No. 1 of January 4, 2014. parliamentary allowance and per diem have been changed to take into account the monthly total limit of 11.100.00 determined by law. Likewise, the amount of treatment is anticipated to be adjusted for the change in the ISTAT cost of living index”.
Schifani: “They acted independently”. Pharaoh: “A slap to the citizens”
In any case, the edit voted on in the class is controversial. Regional President Renato Schifani explained that the increase was decided “in accordance with the law”, but stressed that Ars was acting “with full autonomy that must be respected”. A way to escape? Instead, Italia Viva senator Davide Faraone and Ars’ former aide go headlong into the attack. According to Faraone, autotuning is “totally fake news, a lie: the shot can be blocked, even in Sicily, as every year since 2006, MPs”.
“The truth – says the senator – the increase in the per diems of 70 district deputies is a slap in the face of citizens who see their bills, fuel, groceries costs, mortgage installments go up. , they give up pizza, they heat it up, they keep the car in the garage, sometimes they give up on the treat”.
Source: Today IT
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