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MP perks won't be reined in, at a time the Government's tightening the belt elsewhere.
Two percent salary rises in July will give MP's $181,000, Cabinet Ministers $327,000 and the PM more than $520,000.
They get at least $19,000 a year for expenses.
The PSA's Fleur Fitzsimons says this isn't the time for pay bumps, and it leaves a sour taste.
"This Government has increased the minimum wage by less than this percentage, we've seen threats of dismissals of public servants, pay equity claims cancelled, increases to social housing tenants' rent."
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