A lawmaker has shone a spotlight on how politicians can earn themselves handsome wages or pensions, just by serving a long time as an elected representative or being a minister.
This is amid a pandemic, which has severely affected the working class' ability to put food on the table.
Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman said a cabinet member gets paid RM50,000 a month.
On top of this, a minister also gets a lavish home in Putrajaya, a car, a driver, a licence plate that is worth hundreds of thousands, an approved permit (AP) to bring in luxury cars, and a plot of land in Putrajaya, among others.
Those who are married can get between RM100,000 and RM200,000 for holidays per year, he added.
Syed Saddiq further revealed that when a minister steps down, they get gratuity pay which is based on the minister's term as an MP.
"If an MP has served four to five terms, even if they served as a minister for one day, their gratuity payout exceeds RM1 million," he said.
