ZAGREB, Oct 26 (Hina) - Social Democratic Party (SDP) +representatives in the Croatian Sabor (parliament) will donate +part of their salaries into a fund helping financially deprived +students, MP Ratko Maricic said on Monday.+
Maricic will head the fund, which is being established.+ The 13 SDP MPs will every month each pay US$490 from their salaries +into the fund. Their present salaries amount to about US$2,700.+ The SDP representatives decided to establish the fund following a +recent decision by the Sabor on raising the salaries of state +officials.+ The salary of a parliamentary representative prior to the latest +increase amounted to between US$1,150 and 1,475.+ Maricic added that SDP MPs were also financing their party from +their salaries, not only through membership fees but through much +higher amounts.+ "We don't talk about that in public, because we give money to +ourselves, not to other pe
ZAGREB, Oct 26 (Hina) - Social Democratic Party (SDP)
representatives in the Croatian Sabor (parliament) will donate
part of their salaries into a fund helping financially deprived
students, MP Ratko Maricic said on Monday.
Maricic will head the fund, which is being established.
The 13 SDP MPs will every month each pay US$490 from their salaries
into the fund. Their present salaries amount to about US$2,700.
The SDP representatives decided to establish the fund following a
recent decision by the Sabor on raising the salaries of state
officials.
The salary of a parliamentary representative prior to the latest
increase amounted to between US$1,150 and 1,475.
Maricic added that SDP MPs were also financing their party from
their salaries, not only through membership fees but through much
higher amounts.
"We don't talk about that in public, because we give money to
ourselves, not to other people", he said.
(hina) rml/ab