MONROVIA: Margibi County Senator Oscar Cooper has revealed that members of the Liberian Senate have resolved to reduce their monthly salary and benefits.
Senator Cooper told the OK Morning during the weekend, senators have agreed to cut their salary and benefits by 31 percent, suggesting that each senator would take home about 6,900 United States dollars monthly.
According to the Margibi County Senator, the cut will also affect their gasoline and other benefits.
Senator Cooper said the deduction was based on a proposal by the International Monetary Fund for the government to reduce its wage bill to 297 million United States dollars annually.
He said the deduction runs parallel to his advocacy over the years for salary cut.
The Margibi County Senator had been calling on the immediate past government of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to reduce lawmakers’ salary by 20 percent.
In 2015, the lawmaker promised to give 20 percent of his salary and benefits for the promotion of health and education in Margibi County.
The announcement of the expected cut comes weeks after Senator Darius Dillon of Montserrado County disclosed the salary of lawmakers, promising to accept US 5,000 dollars monthly.
Senator Dillon summed up the monthly earnings of senators to a little over 15,000 United States dollars.
Report by Winston Blyden_blydenwinston123@gmail.com
