The Government on Tuesday halted a 179 per cent increase in the stipend for senators, announcing that a new basis for determining adjustments is to be finalised. The proposed increase in the stipend, which would have moved payments per sitting.
The new stipend for members of the Senate is $148, 000 per sitting, a 179 per cent increase over the amount that was previously paid. Unlike their colleagues in the House of Representatives, senators are not paid a salary but get a fixed sum to.