tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post3403937153551400768..comments2023-08-10T12:55:23.427+01:00Comments on SUBROSA: A Day In Brusselssubrosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-53714475414846703172012-12-20T10:51:27.523+00:002012-12-20T10:51:27.523+00:00Monty, many thanks for that. I didn't see that...Monty, many thanks for that. I didn't see that site. Amazing amount of money isn't it?subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-57200430739166234142012-12-20T08:48:23.927+00:002012-12-20T08:48:23.927+00:00cont\
With pay rises since 2011 their monthly inc...cont\ <br />With pay rises since 2011 their monthly income will be about euro 20,000 tax free.<br /><br />Or 20,000 x12 = 240,000 per annum<br />equivalent to 480,000 per annum on the proposed 50% tax rate for high earners.<br /><br />Or £390,433.92p per yr at today's exchange rate.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08987287543554842489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-9992573713031561112012-12-19T22:43:56.338+00:002012-12-19T22:43:56.338+00:00re- MEP expenses SR....
For 2011....
basic wage....re- MEP expenses SR....<br /><br />For 2011....<br /><br />basic wage..euro 7068 monthly<br /><br />daily subsistence euro 304 x 20 ( assuming no weekend 'working') = euro 6080 monthly.<br /><br />monthly expenses...euro 4299<br /><br />Total monthly..euro 17447<br /><br />source...<br /><br />http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20101227/letters/meps-salary-a-reflection-of-eu-staff-scale.342708<br /><br />Calculated at 38.5% of an ECJ judge apparently.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08987287543554842489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-82454317002499837092012-12-19T22:29:57.872+00:002012-12-19T22:29:57.872+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08987287543554842489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-84612315483540258042012-12-19T15:05:21.736+00:002012-12-19T15:05:21.736+00:00Ah Monty, you spotted the deliberate mistake. :) ...Ah Monty, you spotted the deliberate mistake. :) Amended now. Thanks for pointing it out.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-56475000603248494562012-12-19T15:04:38.773+00:002012-12-19T15:04:38.773+00:00Therein lies the difference Demtrius, or perhaps i...Therein lies the difference Demtrius, or perhaps it's not so different. MEPs still claim expenses.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-78144662548040306282012-12-19T15:01:36.135+00:002012-12-19T15:01:36.135+00:00JRB, the 12,000 is an average monthly salary but t...JRB, the 12,000 is an average monthly salary but the basic is 8.000+ (2012 figures have not yet been published). Most have substantial increases due to committees etc.<br /><br />That makes the basic monthly pay £6.500+. Still an extortionate amount.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-59818984315289953722012-12-19T14:58:18.938+00:002012-12-19T14:58:18.938+00:00I'm sure we would Crinkly. Sadly we'll not...I'm sure we would Crinkly. Sadly we'll not be able to prove that.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-24700562683872195042012-12-19T14:53:38.453+00:002012-12-19T14:53:38.453+00:00Joe I've been bored by many workplaces at time...Joe I've been bored by many workplaces at times but never behaved like this.<br /><br />Hope you are impressed by the small file sizes. ;) Thanks.subrosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151702590329788260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-66676567868936194512012-12-19T14:22:47.765+00:002012-12-19T14:22:47.765+00:00"In In Brussels" ? ;)
It's sad see..."In In Brussels" ? ;)<br /><br />It's sad seeing the SNP begging to join this rubber stamping greedy 'parliament'.<br />I've never met anyone who can name their MEP.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08987287543554842489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-38762247493016872202012-12-19T13:30:53.731+00:002012-12-19T13:30:53.731+00:00At first sight I thought it was the Houses of Parl...At first sight I thought it was the Houses of Parliament. Only they don't get paid so much and have to make up the difference on their expenses claims.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-8235017313638476932012-12-19T11:26:44.586+00:002012-12-19T11:26:44.586+00:00Rosa- you have exploded the myth of there ever bei...Rosa- you have exploded the myth of there ever being the need for the connection between piss-up and brewery - all that's needed is political institutions and brain-drained politicians on sinecures. <br /><br />We would get more action from them if we changed the latter to Cenopods and still get the same results.<br /><br />JRB - I propose we cross sponsor.Crinkly & Ragged Arsed Philosophershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08902364411241935656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-68009606366073208362012-12-19T11:07:07.587+00:002012-12-19T11:07:07.587+00:00Please tell me that there is a substantial typo in...Please tell me that there is a substantial typo in your piece – surely you have inadvertently added a couple of ‘0’s - you don’t really mean that MEPs actually get E12,000 – per month??? That’s <b>£9762</b> !!!<br /><br />Whatever way you look at it it’s a damn site more than the basic state pension.<br /><br />So this has got me wondering – would anyone like to sponsor an opinionated old curmudgeon of a Highlander pensioner to be their next MEP. (Have already mastered the delicate art of the post-prandial siesta)JRBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01864418763227369458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8116690042850060767.post-84734469307485855652012-12-19T10:37:58.841+00:002012-12-19T10:37:58.841+00:00C'mon Rosie, you'd get get bored stiff lis...C'mon Rosie, you'd get get bored stiff listening to hundreds of other politicians droning on, day after day.<br /><br />They desperately need to sleep between thinking up creative ways to max-out their Tax-Free expenses.<br /><br />The EU's recent windfall of 1,470,515,000 Euros from the TV-tube makers' cartel will pay for 10,208 MEP-years' worth of politicians.<br /><br />Joe Publichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829909061904690380noreply@blogger.com