Pay increase for Governor-General
PA Wellington The Governor-General’s salary will rise by $lO,OOO a year to $55,000, and be backdated to November 6, 1982, under a bill introduced in Parliament yesterday. The rise in the Civil List Amendment Bill, increases the salary from $45,000 to $55,000 a year. The Prime Minister, Sir Robert Muldoon, said the maximum rate of annuity ■would also rise from $15,000
to $20,000 a year. It was proposed to backdate the new rates to November 6, 1982, when the Governor-General, Sir David Beattie, had completed two years in office, be said. The bill also provides for Parliamentary Under-Secre-taries to receive the same financial arrangements as Ministers of the Crown when they leave office or are defeated at a General Election.
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