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| Scots ministers agree pay freeze | Scots ministers agree pay freeze |
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| All Scottish ministers have agreed to a pay freeze this year. | |
| The Scottish Government claimed the move, which will save £15,000, was to show support for people in Scotland struggling to cope with the recession. | |
| The five cabinet secretaries and 10 ministers also agreed to a freeze in their MSP salaries, at £55,381. | The five cabinet secretaries and 10 ministers also agreed to a freeze in their MSP salaries, at £55,381. |
| First Minister Alex Salmond is only entitled to a third of his MSP salary, as he also has a Westminster seat. He puts £18,461 into a charitable trust. | |
| Mr Salmond, also MP for Banff and Buchan, has promised to put a proportion of the £1,500 rise in his Westminster pay packet into the trust, although a spokesman declined to say how much. | Mr Salmond, also MP for Banff and Buchan, has promised to put a proportion of the £1,500 rise in his Westminster pay packet into the trust, although a spokesman declined to say how much. |
| 'Efficient' government | 'Efficient' government |
| MP salaries will rise to about £64,766 from 1 April, an increase of 2.33%. | MP salaries will rise to about £64,766 from 1 April, an increase of 2.33%. |
| Mr Salmond earns £80,224 from his first minister's salary. | Mr Salmond earns £80,224 from his first minister's salary. |
| The Scottish cabinet secretaries make £41,618 and junior ministers, £26,069, on top of their MSP pay. | The Scottish cabinet secretaries make £41,618 and junior ministers, £26,069, on top of their MSP pay. |
| The SNP also said it had saved £136,000 since coming to power in May 2007, due to its "efficient" government drive. | The SNP also said it had saved £136,000 since coming to power in May 2007, due to its "efficient" government drive. |
| The move mirrored action taken by the UK Government, after Gordon Brown announced a freeze in the salaries of his ministers. | The move mirrored action taken by the UK Government, after Gordon Brown announced a freeze in the salaries of his ministers. |
| Ministers who are MPs will also forgo the rise in their parliamentary pay, to which they are entitled. | Ministers who are MPs will also forgo the rise in their parliamentary pay, to which they are entitled. |