August 13 to Sejm a bill was submitted that provides for an increase in salaries for President, prime minister, ministers and parliamentarians, and also provides for the introduction of a salary for the first lady. All parliamentary clubs unanimously supported him. In an interview with TVN24, the club chairman commented on the matter Law and Justice Ryszard Terlecki.
– The problem that has been growing over the years is, among other things, that judges of the Supreme Court earn more than the president or premierSo this is unacceptable with the three-way power, he said Ryszard Terlecki.
Ryszard Terlecki: In recent years, salaries in the budget sector have increased by 28 percent
The fact that the Seym is dealing with the issue of pay rises during the coronavirus epidemic has met with many unflattering comments. Social media users indicate that at a time when many people felt the effects of the crisis on their own skin, losing part of their salaries and even jobs, MPs increase their salaries by several dozen percent. In the case of the president, the salary increase is expected to be as much as 106 percent. Ryszard Terlecki was also asked about this issue.
– Mr. Marshal, there is never a good opportunity for a raise, but there is a crisis – noted the TVN24 journalist.
– There is a crisis, in every respect, but during these years, since salaries in the Sejm have changed, salaries in the budget have increased by 28 percent. So at least we are leveling to this level – said Ryszard Terlecki.
Marek Suski: The raise project meets the expectation that the state should be modest
The vice-president of the club said that the issue of increasing the salaries of people holding the highest positions in the state is urgent Law and Justice Marek Suskiwho spoke from the Sejm rostrum.
– Due to the fact that when the salaries of parliamentarians were introduced, they were seven times the average salary, and today they are not even two average salaries, this conclusion meets the expectation that the state should be modest, but that these salaries should be relatively relevant to what is happening on the market – said Marek Suski, calling for an immediate move to the second reading and adopting a resolution on pay rises for MPs as soon as possible.
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