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REPORT ON THE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT SALARIES (AMENDMENT OF SCHEDULE) REGULATIONS, 2020 AND STATUTORY 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 0 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 Tuesday, 20th October, 2020.

Pursuant to Standing Order No.

100(3), the Subordinate Laws were referred to the Portfolio Committee on the Prime Minister’s Ministries and Departments Cluster for consideration.
The Ministry of the Public Service 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 LAWS The Ministry of the Public Service stated that Members of Parliament Salaries (Amendment of Schedule) Regulations, 2020 intended to repeal and replace the 2019 Regulations on Members of Parliament Salaries.

The aim is to review the 2019 salaries of the Members of Parliament position holders according to different categories and ranks.

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CONSIDERATION OF THE SUBORDINATE LAWS The committee resolved to recommend for the disallowance of these Regulations because of the following: 1 • The Regulations intended to recover the 5% deduction that was effected in 2019/2020 Financial Year to all Ministers.

This recovery however, is going to affect all Ministers in 2020/2021 Financial Year including those that were not Ministers in the past Financial Year and exclude those who were Ministers then.
• The current Ministers undeservedly benefit out of the 5% that they did not contribute to.

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CONCLUSION The committee wishes to submit this report to the Honourable House for adoption.

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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.

2 ANNEX 1 PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON THE PRIME MINISTER’S MINISTRIES AND DEPARTMENTS CLUSTER 1.

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T. Kalake (Chair) 2.

Hon.

T. Monyooe 3.

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Dr. P. M. Sekatle 4.

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M. N. P. Mafa 5.

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M. Malefane 6.

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M. Ntlama 7.

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M. Phafoli 8.

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L. Hlalele 9.

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T. Kibane 10.

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M. Fako 11.

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T. Ramarou 12.

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L. Mosito 13.

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T. Litjobo 14.

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K. Moroeng 15.

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S. Peea 16.

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S. Monatsi 17.

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T. Sekata 18.

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L. Tau 19.

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M. Hlao 20.

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S. Ntsekele 3