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Taxpayers group slams Ontario MPPs 'loathsome' new pay raise
The increase follows last year’s 35% pay hike and pension changes, while 86% of decided Ontarians oppose another raise, the CTF said.
- Ontario MPPs are set for a 3.8 per cent taxpayer-funded pay raise this year, following annual adjustments tied to federal MPs' compensation levels.
- The upcoming increase follows a massive 35 per cent pay hike for provincial politicians last year, when legislators also voted to implement a gold-plated pension plan similar to federal MPs.
- Premier Doug Ford will see his salary rise to $292,752, while his 28 Cabinet Ministers receive $232,340 and Associate Ministers draw $194,624. Backbench salaries increase to $163,275.
- Leger polling shows 86 per cent of decided Ontarians oppose the raise, while Noah Jarvis, CTF Ontario Director, said politicians are "stuffing their pockets with more taxpayer cash."
- Critics argue the timing is difficult to justify as the government faces an additional $25.8 billion in debt, with Jarvis stating politicians "need to remember" they are elected to serve constituents.
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Taxpayers group slams Ontario MPPs over new pay raise after last year’s big hike
According to the Sunshine List, last year, Nipissing MPP and Minister of Economic Development Vic Fedeli earned $213,940. That was a jump of 29 per cent over the previous year when he made $165,851
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