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.<br /><br />This is amid a pandemic, which has severely affected the working class' ability to put food on the table.<br /><br />Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman said a cabinet member gets paid RM50,000 a month.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Those who are married can get between RM100,000 and RM200,000 for holidays per year, he added. <br /><br />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.<br /><br />"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.
