澳門議員袋10幾萬一個月？

呢句係我聽得最多嘅「都市傳說」，今日為大家介紹下議員人工點計。

根據立法會《議員章程》，議員每月薪俸*係特首嘅25％。目前，特首月薪係＄251,172，議員月薪即係＄62,793。而立法會亦有扣人工機制，未經主席批准而無理缺席大會，每次扣1/15月薪，即係＄4,186。

除咗月薪，出席自己所屬委員會會議另有出席費，每次係議員月薪嘅2.5％，即係＄1,570，缺席當然就冇得收。而每年8月至10月休會冇會開，就唔會有呢筆額外錢。每個議員所屬委員會開會次數唔同，以我為例，過去一年出席咗70次委員會，平均每月出席費有＄9,157。

議員每月要交嘅職業稅大概4.15％，按每月收入＄71,950計（月薪+平均每月出席費），即係每個月大概交稅＄2,985。

另外，2009年立法會通過修改《議員章程》新增議員津貼，相當於議員月薪嘅65％，即係＄40,816，應付議員辦運作、請助理開支。不過呢筆津貼有法律漏洞，因為唔係實報實銷，立法會每月一筆過俾咗議員之後，點用、亂用甚至自己袋都冇法律責任。

以我為例，我係新澳門學社推舉嘅全職議員，選舉前已經簽咗一份《候選人承諾履責聲明書》：立法會每個月直接過數俾學社（月薪+出席費+議員津貼），議員津貼全數交俾學社運作議員辦，其餘收入嘅75％，即係平均每月＄53,963作為學社下發俾我嘅「生活費」，意思係我每月要將收入嘅25％「上繳」俾學社，平均係＄17,988。

至於福利方面，好多人都唔知，議員唔係公務員，唯一有嘅「公務員福利」係免費公立醫療，2009年修改嘅《議員章程》令議員落任後繼續有呢項福利。除此之外，議員係12個月糧，唔會有雙糧、房屋津貼、約滿酬金、退休金等等，亦唔會有「老闆」幫你供社保。

*議員之間當然存在「貧富懸殊」，唔係講緊一大堆生意議員，而係根據《議員章程》：立法會主席月薪係特首嘅80％，即係＄200,938，仲可以收每月交際費最多＄60,281（主席月薪嘅30％，用唔晒最多可累積兩個月），同埋官邸同官方座駕等額外福利；而副主席月薪係特首嘅60％，即係＄150,703，仲有官方座駕。

詳細條文參閱《議員章程》第33、40、41、43條
https://bo.io.gov.mo/bo/i/2000/16/lei03_cn.asp

#議會無秘密

Macau's Legislative Assembly deputies get hundreds of thousands patacas a month?

This is the "story" I most frequently heard of. Today, let's talk about a deputy's salary.

According to the Estatuto dos Deputados, deputies get 25% of the Chief Executive's salary*. Right now, the Chief Executive's salary is $251,172 so a deputy's salary is $62,893. The Assembly also has a salary deduction mechanism. 1/15 of one's monthly salary ($4,186) is deducted every time one is absent from a plenary meeting without legitimate reason.

Apart from the monthly salary, members of committees are entitled to attendance bonus for each meeting they attend, which is 2.5% of their monthly salary ($1,570). You don't get it if you are absent, of course. The number of meetings are different for different committees. For example, I attended 70 committee meetings in the past year and I am entitled to about an average of $9,157 every month.

Deputies need to pay professional tax of about 4.15%. Using my average monthly income to calculate, I need to pay about $2,986 every month.

On the other hand, in 2009 the Legislative Assembly passed an amendment to the Estatuto dos Deputados and established an allowance for the deputy's office, which is exactly 65% of our salary (about $40,816 for me). However, the allowance is not reimbursement but is transferred directly to the deputy. There is no consequence even if the money is misused.

Since I am a full-time deputy nominated by the New Macau Association, I signed a Declaration of Promises of Candidate: All the income from the Legislative Assembly (monthly salary + attendence bonus + office allowance) is directly transferred the New Macau Association. The office allowance is solely used to run the deputy's office. 75% of the income is paid to me as living wage (about $53,963 per month), meaning the other 25% is given to the New Macau Association, about $17,988.

For welfare, as many as of you may not know, deputies are not civil servant. The only civil servant welfare we get is free public healthcare. The 2009 amendment allows deputies to keep enjoying this welfare even after their term is finished. And, there is no double pay, bonus, housing subsidy, contract gratuity or pension. There is no "boss" to contribute to social security fund as well.

*There is a wealth disparity among deputies. I am not talking about those running businesses. According to the Estatuto dos Deputados, the monthly salary of President is 80% of the Chief Executive, as many as $200,938 with an additional entertainment expenses of $60,281 at most (30% of salary). He is also entitled to other welfare such as official residence and vehicle. The Vice-President gets 60% of the salary of the Chief Executive, about $150,703 with official vehicle.

For details, please refer to article 33, 40, 41, 43 of the Estatuto dos Deputados.
https://bo.io.gov.mo/bo/i/2000/16/lei03.asp