MPs'
pay and compensation for expenses
| MP´s pay and compensation for
expenses
As of 1 August 2007, Members of Parliament receive a monthly salary of 5400 euros, with the figure rising to 5800 euros after 12 years of service. In addition to their salary as MPs, committee chairs for the Grand Committee, Constitutional Law Committee, Foreign Affairs Committee, and the Finance Committee receive a montly supplement of 1000 euros, while chairpersons for the other committees receive a monthly supplement of 600 euros. The Speaker receives 10200 euros a month and the deputy speakers 8500 euros a month. As of 1 August 2007, within the Finance Committee the chair of the Subcommittee for Tax Affairs receives a monthly supplement of 600 euros, whereas the other subcommittee chairs receive a monthly supplement of 400 euros. This supplement is not paid if a subcommittee chair is entitled to a committee chair's supplement. Parliamentary group chairs receive a monthly supplement of 1000 euros
if the group has 16 or more members, and 600 euros if it has 3-15 members.
No supplement is paid if a group has only one or two members.
Table over MPs' taxable salaries
COMPENSATION FOR EXPENSES In addition to salary, MPs receive tax exempt compensation for work-related expenses on the 15th of each month. This compensation is calculated as a percentage of basic pay for civil servants in class A 27, depending on where an MP lives. Separate renumeration is not paid for attending committee meetings, nor do evening and weekend sessions increase MPs' earnings. Table over tax exempt compensation for MPs
Figures are based on the 1 March 2005 pay scale.
TRAVEL MPs are entitled to travel free of charge by rail, scheduled flights and by bus in Finland, as well as by taxi in the Helsinki metropolitan area for purposes related to legislative work. PENSION Updated 7/2006
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