MPs to be handed 1.8% pay rise from next month
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MPs are in line to receive an extra £1300 a year from next month when their salaries rise by 1.8%.
Commons members will see their annual pay go up from £76,011 to £77,379, after watchdog Ipsa said the rise would match average public sector earnings.
While the most recent increase is well below inflation, it is nearly double the 1% annual cap imposed on most public sector workers since 2010.
The move follows a 1.4% rise in their basic salary in 2017 and 1.3% rise in 2016, while in 2015, they enjoyed a jump from £67,000 to £74,000.
Those chairing select committees will also receive the 1.8% increase, with a total of £15,509 on top of their basic salary.
Ipsa said of the latest increase, which will take hold from 1 April: "This is in line with our determination on MPs' pay, published in July 2015, where we committed to adjusting MPs' pay at the same rate as changes in public sector earnings published by the Office of National Statistics (ONS)."
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