Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo yesterday maintained that no People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) parliamentarian has been accepting the salary increases instituted by the government in 2015, while explaining that some opt for direct deductions by the Parliament Office while others have standing orders at their respective banks.
“We will not take the unconscionable salary increase. That still remains our position today,” Jagdeo yesterday told a press conference.
Shortly after taking office in May, 2015, the government announced an increase in salaries for all ministers as well as Members of Parliament.
