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REPORT ON THE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT SALARIES (AMENDMENT OF SCHEDULE) REGULATIONS, 2020 PRESENTED BY THE PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON THE PRIME MINISTER’S MINISTRIES AND DEPARTMENTS, GOVERNANCE, FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INFORMATION CLUSTER National Assembly P. O.

Box 190 Maseru 100 Phone: +266 22323035 Fax: + 266 22310434 1.
INTRODUCTION The Members of Parliament Salaries (Amendment of Schedule) Regulations, 2020 were tabled by the Honourable Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs before the House on the 27th November, 2020.

Pursuant to Standing Order No.

100(3), the Subordinate Law was then referred to the Portfolio Committee on the Prime Minister’s Ministries and Departments Cluster for consideration.

The Hon.
The Hon.

Minister was subsequently invited to provide the Committee with necessary information pertaining to the policy context, financial implications, contents, and effects of the Regulations as per Standing Order No.

101(2).

The Report presents a summary of the Committee’s deliberations on the Regulations and its recommendations for consideration by the House.

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MINISTERIAL BRIEFING ON THE SUBORDINATE LAW The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs stated that Members of Parliament Salaries (Amendment of Schedule) Regulations, 2020 are intended to repeal and replace the 2020 Regulations.

The aim is to review Members’ Allowances.

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CONSIDERATION OF THE SUBORDINATE LAWS Following a comprehensive briefing, the Committee resolved to allow all provisions of the Subordinate Law.

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RESOLUTIONS The Committee resolved that Members of Parliament should be paid a tax-free petrol allowance as part of salary package like other allowances.

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CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS The Committee therefore recommends that these Regulations be allowed and the Report be adopted by the House.

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Annex 1 List of Members of the Portfolio Committee on the Prime Minister’s Ministries and Departments, Governance, Foreign Relations, and Information Cluster.
ANNEX 1 PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON THE PRIME MINISTER’S MINISTRIES AND DEPARTMENTS CLUSTER 1.

Hon.

T. Kalake (Chair) 2.

Hon.

T. Monyooe 3.

Hon.

M. N. P. Mafa 4.

Hon.

M. Malefane 5.

Hon.

M. Ntlama 6.

Hon.

M. Phafoli 7.

Hon.

L. Hlalele 8.

Hon.

T. Kibane 9.

Hon.

M. Fako 10.

Hon.

T. Ramarou 11.

Hon.

L. Mosito 12.

Hon.

T. Litjobo 13.

Hon.

K. Moroeng 14.

Hon.

S. Peea 15.

Hon.

T. Sekata 16.

Hon.

L. Tau 17.

Hon.

M. Hlao 18.

Hon.

S. Ntsekele