Currently each MP is entitled to;
A consolidated pay of sh25m or more (subject to income tax)A one-off car grant of sh200m
A monthly gratuity of sh950, 000, which is also taxed
A town run allowance of about sh1m
A wardrobe grant of about sh50m or less depending on individual needs
A sh2.6m iPad
A medical insurance cover of about sh5.5 per year (about sh458, 333m per month) paid to a service provider of their choice and a furnished office.
Under the consolidated pay of sh25m or more each MP receives mileage facilitation of sh4.5m depending on how far the constituency is from Kampala
A constituency facilitation of sh3.2m
A basic monthly salary of sh11.68m, which is taxed to a net pay of sh6.129m
Subsistence allowance (lunch, tea, etc.) of about sh4.5m
A committee sitting allowances of sh50, 000 for an ordinary MP and social security benefits of sh9m per month — (government contributes sh6m and each MP pays sh3m) to the Parliamentary Pension Fund.
Whenever an MP travels abroad for benchmarking or on official duty he or she gets $720 per day (sh2, 597m) and for inland upcountry trips, each gets sh400, 000 per night/day.
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