Mps Get Rm25 700 Monthly Allowance Plus Claims For Official Duties Says Pmo

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The Prime Minister’s Office said, among others, MPs could claim RM400 daily for attending a Parliament session. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has revealed that MPs receive a fixed monthly allowance of RM25,700, along with various other claims for official duties.
According to Bernama, the PMO issued the statement following claims by some lawmakers that their income was too low, forcing them into debt to cover daily expenses.
The PMO said MPs could claim RM400 daily for attending a Parliament session, RM300 per day for Public Accounts Committee and parliamentary committee meetings outside parliamentary sittings, and RM250 per day for PAC meetings when Parliament is in session.
They are also entitled to a daily living allowance of RM100 for official travel exceeding 32km.
MPs can even claim travel and accommodation expenses, including self-driving, public transport, air travel, hotel stays, lodging, and laundry.
For overseas duties, MPs receive RM340 per diem for meals, RM170 daily for living expenses, and reimbursements for accommodation, transport, and foreign exchange losses.
Tips are covered at 25% of the meal allowance.
Anwar had previously criticised opposition MPs for claiming financial hardship due to lack of government allocations, arguing that MPs could earn up to RM40,000 a month.
He dismissed their complaints, suggesting that if some MPs were in debt, it was due to personal expenses rather than insufficient salary.
In a Berita Harian report, Anwar said that without a memorandum of understanding for allocations, opposition-held constituencies still get funding – although it was channelled directly to the people or projects instead of going through MPs. - FMT

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