Legislative Council Members' Pay Rises 1.6 Per Cent, Monthly Salary Rises to $110,530

The Legislative Council website has updated its "members' remuneration and allowances arrangements", with members' remuneration, medical allowances and some operating expense reimbursements raised 1.6 per cent in line with the change in the Consumer Price Index (C). An ordinary member's pay rises $1,740 a month, taking the monthly salary to $110,530. Taking the related adjustments into account, the remuneration and allowance expenditure for 89 members will rise by at most about $6.56 million a year.