Overview

• From July 1, MPs’ monthly salaries will increase by €606 to nearly €12,000 under an annual adjustment tied to nominal wage growth.
• Lawmakers will decide on June 5 whether to approve the increase.
• Heidi Reichinnek has called the raise scandalously high given the government’s failure to enact a €15 minimum wage.
• She plans to donate her entire pay increase through higher party dues and contributions to federal and state branches, her local association, youth wing and various organizations.
• Reichinnek intends to request a roll-call vote to ensure public transparency on how each lawmaker votes.