Free parking, air travel and other perks for MPs

Parliament paid R19.8m to reimburse 26,000 claims made by MPs in 2022/23

23 June 2024 - 00:00

For those MPs taking their seats in parliament for the first time this month, the election outcome means entry to a comfortable lifestyle which taxpayers provide them with generous perks and top-of-the-range tech devices — all on top of the entry level salaries of R1.2m a year...

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