A prospective Welsh Assembly candidate for Montgomeryshire has backed a campaign to stop a pay rise for AMs after next year’s elections.
Jane Dodds, the Liberal Democrat candidate for Montgomeryshire is backing the campaign.
The salary increase will see an AMs salary rise from £54,000 to £64,000 in May 2016.
The increase was proposed by the Independent Remuneration Panel, a panel separate to the AMs themselves which looks independently at their pay, and approved during a vote by by AMs.
"It is wrong that the Welsh Assembly, except for the Liberal Democrat Assembly Members, voted themselves a £10k pay rise," she said.
"In Montgomeryshire, we know poor working families are having their working tax credits cut, which means they will be poorer.
"Sadly, Montgomeryshire's Conservative Assembly Member, Russell George voted for a £10,000 pay rise, while many workers in his constituency face pay freezes or tiny increases. Please support and share the petition to persuade him to think again”
Assembly Members were asked to vote on the Assembly Commission’s budget which is set to rise by around £1.1m.
This 18 per cent rise will cost taxpayers around £700,000 more per year, according to Ms Dodds.
You can add your name to the petition by visiting the website www.welshlibdems.wales/ampay
