Parliamentarians earn millions with part-time jobs

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Parliamentarians earn millions with part-time jobs

Well-9300 Euro diet gets every member of Parliament. For some, this is but only an additional income. A quarter of the parliamentarians are collected in addition to income. The top earners come from the Union.

It is a constant upsets, the topic: the perks of members of Parliament. It is not only since Peer Steinbrück, has been criticized as candidate for Chancellor, for his income from lectures, violently, the side jobs of the members of Parliament in regular intervals for outrage. Too much, too non-transparent – so the criticism is then. The latest statistics are likely to change in this Ritual, nothing. Because the members of the Bundestag have conceded since the last election, at least 18,07 million euros in addition to income. This has been calculated by the transparency organization abgeordnetenwatch.de .

Philipp Graf von und zu Lerchenfeld has the highest ancillary revenue

A total of 162 of 630 representatives of the people have, since 2013, at least one additional income beside their diets currently 9327 Euro per month, reported. The leader is the CSU-financial politician Philipp Graf von und zu Lerchenfeld with a minimum of 1.729.500 Euro. Behind other Union politicians are with Johannes Röring (CDU/at least 1.321.500 Euro), and Albert stegemann (CDU/at least 1.206.000 Euro). As self-employed farmers, all three have, however, expenditure for personnel and machines. As the first SPD politician to seven Peer Steinbrück, who suffered for lectures and book fees in this legislature, at least 590.500 Euro is on course. The former Finance Minister had announced last month, at the end of September to resign.

CSU and CDU are at the front

Grouped according to the parties, the dominance of the Union. Of the CSU members, almost every second, according to the abgeordnetenwatch.de a paid job (27 of 56 members of Parliament). In the CDU, there were 29 percent (74 of 255), at the SPD’s 21 percent (41 of 193), in the case of the Green 17.5 percent (11 of 63), and in the case of the left party, 14 per cent (nine of 64).

The organization is relying in their calculations on the information from the parliamentarians. However, the members do not have to specify the amount of your monthly income on the Euro, but only in certain levels. The bottom comprises approximately the range of 1000 to 3500 euros, the tenth and highest level of revenue for 250.000 Euro with no upper limit.

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Grey area much higher

The total sum of around 18 million euros, according to abgeordnetenwatch.de only the lower limit. In fact, the members could have earned up to 33.6 million euros. The reason for the enormous grey area in the broad levels of the reporting system for ancillary revenues, explained abgeordnetenwatch.de. Six members of Parliament from meadows, thus additional income of the maximum level.

Whether a member 250.001 Euro, get a Million or even more, don’t be. “Members of Congress must finally put all the perks, from the first Euro up to the last Cent”, said the managing Director of abgeordnetenwatch.de Gregor Hackmack.

British members of Parliament disclose anything

This could, however, be only a first step. “That individual members of Parliament earn with your part-time job, under certain circumstances, more than the German Chancellor, is scandalous. We must now discuss whether, in addition to income is not completely banned,” said Hackmack. In the case of freelancers and self-employed people such as farmers or lawyers had not even known where the income is derived. “If our people’s cash donors, representatives of several million euros from the unknown money, this is a gateway for lobbyists.” A good counter-example is the UK. The British members of Parliament to disclose their entire income, all business partners and even the time and effort of their secondary activities.

where/gri (afp, dpa)