NEW: Govt to improve MPs perks 

Online Reporter 

GOVERNMENT will soon review allowances paid to Parliamentarians after they raised concerns over their welfare. 

Speaking in Parliament on Tuesday, Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube said: 

“I just want to say that we are very sensitive to the plight of Members of Parliament, so I suggest that we increase the budget, and there is a figure that I am going to propose. 

“I think I should call a special session for us to discuss the welfare of MPs. 

“This is a very important issue, and I endorse what has been raised before this House.”

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