Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-06-23-Speech-4-122"
| Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| dcterms:Date | |
| dcterms:Is Part Of | |
| dcterms:Language | |
| lpv:document identification number |
"en.20050623.30.4-122"2
|
| lpv:hasSubsequent | |
| lpv:speaker | |
| lpv:translated text |
".
We wish once again to indicate the position of principle we adopt on this issue.
We believe that Members of the European Parliament should receive their salaries from their respective national parliaments.
The principle of subsidiarity should serve as guidance. It is up to each Member State to decide what salary is to be paid to its parliamentarians. The national salaries paid to Members of the European Parliament are adjusted according to the actual situation regarding salaries and expenses that applies in each Member State. MEPs should be remunerated by their own countries, where they should also pay tax.
It is important for Members of the European Parliament not to be regarded as a privileged elite by the voters in their own countries. Instead, salaries should be more or less the same as those paid in those countries to people in corresponding positions.
The present system of travel expenses, which takes no account of actual costs and is based on standard payments, is, in our view, quite unfair. MEPs should only be reimbursed for the actual costs that arise in connection with journeys made. The travel expenses system can be reformed without a common Members’ Statute being adopted. We have voted against the proposal for a common Members’ Statute."@en1
|
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples