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Members' Salaries, Pensions and Allowances

I share that view entirely; the danger is that what has happened in the past might happen again. If there is a recommendation for a low increment, the Government might say, ““Yes, thank you very much””, but if there is a recommendation for a high increment, for whatever reason, the Government could intervene and say, ““No, thank you very much. Not now.”” That cannot be acceptable.