Members
of Parliament in Burkina Faso have decided to cut their pay in half
following public outrage about their monthly salaries.
It was recently revealed that they earned over $3,000 a month, BBC
reports. This revelation led to feelings of anger amongst the people of
Burkina Faso. The average salary earned by the country’s citizens is
approximately $150 a month.
Burkina Faso’s former national assembly was replaced by an interim
parliament, the Transitional National Council (CNT), following violent
protests in Burkina Faso over President Blaise Compaore‘s attempt to extend his 27-year-rule in October 2014.
According to reports, “members of the
90-member CNT have been paid a gross salary plus attendance fees, office
allowances, healthcare supplements and fuel costs.”
Photo Credit: BBC/AF
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