The article reports on growing public and political debate over MPs' accommodation allowances, with Labour suggesting changes to make the system more transparent and fair, amid concerns about hypocrisy and the impact on housing support for vulnerable New Zealanders.
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You're sounding like Jacinda. I mean, she did that um uh because she thought wasn't a good look when she was in government. Um look, the the thing is the remuneration authority, they set uh MPs' salary and condition independently at quite independently by statute, and it was created in that way that MPs wouldn't be seen to be lining their own pockets. I know you've pointed out there are a lot of um perks in being an MP, but if you are in like a cabinet minister, uh you'd be considered a chief executive in the private sector, and if your uh office is away from your the place that you live in, then you would expect airfares and um you know accommodation allowances and what have you. But Barry, it is not a reasonable level of the city.
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