Third Quarter MPs expenses
The PM and the Speaker have released summaries of expenses for the third quarter of this year.
I’ve put them into Excel so I can analyse them at some length. Some tidbits for now for MPs:
- Highest Wgtn Accom – Maryan Street $8,703 for quarter
- Highest Out of Wgtn Accom – Hone Harawira – $3,978
- Highest Air Travel – Phil Goff on $29,166 and Ross Robertson on $25,742. That is $2,000 a week for Robertson so must include some international travel
- Highest Surface Travel – Hone Harawira $19,942
And for Ministers
- Highest Wgtn Accom – Georgina te Heuheu – $12,833
- Highest Out of Wgtn Accom – John Carter – $5,661
- Highest Domestic Air Travel – Kate Wilkinson – $16,420
- Highest Surface Travel – John Key- $81,079 (that is an apportionment of VIP Transport costs – most of which are fixed not marginal)
- Highest International Travel – Tim Groser – $120,235
Average expenses per Party (excludes Ministers)
- ACT $15,501
- Green $18,358
- National $18,954
- Labour $20,422
- Progressive $27,533
- Maori $35,549
More analysis to come.