Politicians could be seeing a pay rise.
The Remuneration Authority is considering whether it’s time to bump their salaries, for the first time in six and a half years.
National’s Mark Mitchell told Mike Hosking that for most, money isn’t the driving factor in choosing to enter politics.
He said that when he took a pay cut when he entered politics but did so because he wanted to be back in the service of his country.
Labour’s Ginny Andersen agreed.
She said that while not everybody would've taken a pay cut, as some got an increase when they became an MP, if you’re wanting a financially successful job, politics isn’t that.
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