This is how much money Ramaphosa, Mbete, Malema and Maimane will get paid in 2017
Government has gazetted the official salary changes for public office bearers for 2017 – implementing the pay freeze recommended by the Independent Commission on the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers last year.
In 2016, the commission recommended that high-earning public officials – including the president, deputy president and all ministers and deputy ministers – get a zero-percent increase in salaries for 2017.
The recommendation was reached following consulting with various stakeholders, the commission said, but is primarily based on the directive from minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan and National Treasury in his budget speech. Simply put, Gordhan said that the country does not have enough money to increase salaries for government officials.
“The higher level of unemployment and the low tax base (has resulted in) inadequate state resources to fund remuneration increases,” the commission said.
The new salaries for government officials are listed in the latest government gazette (No.40569).
It excludes the salary for president Jacob Zuma, as his salary changes are determined by Parliament, and is still to be debated. Zuma’s salary for 2016 was set at R2.87 million.
This is what public officials will earn in 2017:
Deputy President, Ministers and Deputy Ministers
| Role | Total Remuneration |
|---|---|
| Deputy President | R2 716 796 |
| Ministers | R2 309 262 |
| Deputy Ministers | R1 901 726 |
Members of the National Assembly and Permanent Delegates to the National Council of Provinces
| Role | Total Remuneration |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the National Assembly Chairperson of the NCOP |
R2 716 798 |
| Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP |
R1 901 726 |
| House Chairperson | R1 765 934 |
| Chief Whip of the Majority Party Chief Whip of the NCOP Parliamentary Council President Parliamentary Council Deputy President Leader of the Opposition |
R1 494 192 |
| Chairperson of a Committee | R1 358 399 |
| Deputy Chief Whip of the Majority Party Chief Whip of the largest Minority Party Leader of a Minority Party |
R1 222 606 |
| Whip | R1 134 517 |
| Member of the National Assembly Permanent Delegate of the NCOP |
R1 033 438 |
Premiers, Members of the Executive Council and Members of the Provincial Legislatures (adjusted by 4.4%)
| Role | Total Remuneration |
|---|---|
| Premier | R2 173 470 |
| Member of Executive Council Speaker |
R1 901 726 |
| Deputy Speaker | R1 494 192 |
| Chief Whip of the Majority Party | R1 358 399 |
| Chairperson of Committees Leader of the Opposition |
R1 222 608 |
| Deputy Chairperson of Committees Deputy Chief Whip of the Majority Party Chief Whip of the largest Minority Party Leader of a Minority Party |
R1 150 258 |
| Parliamentary Councillor to a King / Queen Whip |
R1 033 438 |
| Member of Provincial Legislature | R1 000 210 |
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