Calls for some politicians to get salary increase

Some Jersey politicians might be paid more that others, if the States agrees to proposals.

Deputy Jonathan Renouf said he wanted to see the pay changed for the chief minister, assistant ministers and chairs of a scrutiny panel, as well as for chairs of some committees.

He said it made more sense, considering the decisions they had to make in those positions.

The earliest the States will debate the proposal will be on 3 June.

He said: "The basic case for paying ministers more than non-ministers is so basic that you can't actually find much discussion of the issue.

"In simple terms, it comes down to one thing more than anything else: responsibility. Ministers take on decision-making responsibility that backbenchers do not.

"It is not about workload, because it is perfectly possible for a backbench member to work as hard as a minister.

"Every day, ministers take decisions about the safety and welfare of vulnerable people, they respond to emergency situations, they take decisions that affect the economy and therefore the quality of life of everyone on the Island."

Renouf also highlighted a 2017 consultation in which members of the public were asked if States members should continue to get the same pay.

According to the States, two out of three respondents indicated pay should vary depending upon the level of responsibility.

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