As an individual tax payer, it is essential to understand how your (forced) contribution to the State is distributed.
Fortunately I have the time and the interest to conduct just such an analysis and then report my findings for the benefit of inquiring minds...
Have you ever wondered - and you should -
how much tax payer funding is applied to
YOUR Members of the National Assembly
indemnities (salaries) and allowances ?
Well wonder no more - If you actually apply the general information provided on the National Assembly website - as I have - the breakdown is approximately as follows : source
Total Member Indemnities (base salaries plus additional compensation where applicable)
QS : $85,388.00
ADQ : $422,671.00
IND : $768,492.00
PQ : $4,382,539.00
PLQ : $7,910,643.00
Total : $13,569,733.00
Total Member Expenses
QS : $37,438.00
ADQ : $164,652.00
IND : $331,842.00
PQ : $1,892,948.00
PLQ : $2,513,232.00
Total : $4,940,112 .00
Total Member Riding Expenses
QS : $215,569.00
ADQ : $882,188.00
IND : $1,953,735.00
QS : $10,040,047.00
PLQ : $14,027,197.00
Total : $27,118,736 .00
House Officers Budget
QS : $.00
ADQ : $818,704.00
IND : $.00
PQ : $3,971,940.00
PLQ : $3,725,627.00
Total : $8,516,271
Budgets Allocated to Political Parties for Support Staff and Research
QS : $91,200.00
ADQ : $128,300.00
IND : $204,300.00
PQ : $659,500.00
PLQ : $784,100.00
Total : $1,867,400 .00
TOTAL MNAs Indemnities and Allowances
QS : $429,595.00
ADQ : $2,416,515.00
IND : $3,258,369.00
PQ : $20,946,974.00
LPQ : $28,960,799.00
TOTAL : $56,012,252.00
Percentage of the
Fifty Six Million Twelve Thousand Two Hundred and Fifty Two Tax Payer Dollars Budgeted to
MNA Indemnities and Allowances
QS : 0.77%
ADQ : 4.31%
IND : 5.82%
PQ : 37.40%
PLQ : 51.70%
Individual Tax Payer contribution ? 100%
Individual Tax Payer Return On Investment ? 0%
BECAUSE
While the Liberal Government receives the most in terms of Indemnities and Allowances from YOU,
BECAUSE
While the Liberal Government receives the most in terms of Indemnities and Allowances from YOU,
INDIVIDUAL TAX PAYERS
are STILL BEGGING
the very people WE EMPLOY and FINANCE
to hold A PUBLIC INQUIRY into CORRUPTION
within the SYSTEM THEY manage
BUT
WE FUND.
REMEMBER
OUR SYSTEM
DICTATES
MNAs priorities as follows:
YOUR MNA's 1st Priority : Social and Economic conditions of the collective :
SOCIETY ;
YOUR MNA's 2nd Priority : National Assembly and Institutions :
STATE;
YOUR MNA's 3rd Priority : other members, public servants and
SOCIETY ;
YOUR MNA's 2nd Priority : National Assembly and Institutions :
STATE;
YOUR MNA's 3rd Priority : other members, public servants and
Reform the SYSTEM
make it about YOU first
YOU who finance it
and make the STATE
accountable to YOU
YOU the Stakeholder
YOU the INDIVIDUAL TAX PAYER
