Alberta United Conservative Party (UCP) members of the legislature voted to increase MLA salaries for the first time since 2013. The pay raise, which is 2.5 percent, aligns with the province's average public service rate increase. The UCP caucus will also receive an additional $1 million for research and public communications.
Members of Alberta 's governing party have voted to boost MLA salaries for the first time since 2013.The current annual base salary for MLAs is almost $121,000, with added pay tied to extra responsibilities like cabinet positions. (Peter Evans/CBC) Alberta United Conservative members of the legislature have voted to boost MLA salaries for the first time since 2013.
Chief government whip Shane Getson said Thursday the annual pay raise, which begins in April but is retroactive to the start of the year, is 'reasonable.' It is to line up with the province's average public service rate increase, which, if calculated today, would mean a 2.5 per cent bump. The current annual base salary for MLAs is almost $121,000, with added pay tied to extra responsibilities like cabinet positions. The decision is part of a package of funding perks approved by UCP members that will also see their caucus get an extra $1 million from taxpayers for items like research and public communications. Getson said that move is about levelling the playing field with the Opposition NDP, whose 38 members overshadow the UCP's 24 backbenchers. He said the changes will help MLAs better serve their constituents, but Official Opposition NDP leader Christina Gray said they are self-serving and out of touch with Albertans facing a cost-of-living crisis.UCP committee to recommend exemption from conflict of interest rules for most political staffer
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