Italian members of parliament are paid substantially higher salaries than those in other West European countries.

Oñate, Pablo (2013) Italian members of parliament are paid substantially higher salaries than those in other West European countries. LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) Blog (02 Sep 2013). Website.

Preview

PDF Download (114kB) | Preview

• Publisher

Abstract

A number of political scandals have taken place across Europe over the salaries and expenses paid to MPs in national parliaments: most notably in the UK’s ‘expenses scandal’ in 2009. Pablo Oñate looks at the different levels of salary paid to MPs across several European countries. He finds that the raw salary paid to members of parliament is typically higher in Northern European countries than it is in Southern European countries, such as Spain and Portugal. When these salaries are compared with GDP per capita figures, however, most of the countries considered pay similar amounts to their representatives. Italy is the one exception, with significantly higher MP salaries than the rest of the countries in the analysis.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/
Additional Information:	© 2013 The Author(s)
Divisions:	LSE
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	04 Apr 2017 14:29
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 19:01
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/72429

Actions (login required)

View Item