Quebec government gives itself a 40 to 50 per cent raise

The Quebec government gives itself a 40 to 50 per cent raise

The Quebec government is refusing to do anything to prevent departing MNAs from cashing in $150,000 bye-bye bonuses as they quit the jobs they were elected to in April 2014. The Liberal premier wants to make the abolition of the bonuses part of a pay-package reform for MNAs that will see their salaries go from $90,000 to $136,000 a year, ministers from $154,000 to $217,000 and his own from $186,000 to $272,000.

The prime advocates of austerity are proposing to increase their own paycheques by 40 to 50 per cent.

While workers are expected to sacrifice their pay, their time and their pensions, while taxpayers are asked to pay higher user fees and accept reduced services in schools and hospitals, the prime advocates of austerity are proposing to increase their own paycheques by 40 to 50 per cent.
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