Government slashes MP's printing allowances

摘要

The Rudd Government has cut politician's printing allowance from $100,000 to $75,000 for MPs and from $16,667 to $12,500 for senators. The crackdown comes as a report by the Auditor-General revealed widespread rorting of the $3oom parliamentary entitlements scheme.rnPoliticians will also be banned from using their own pay to print how-to-vote cards and other election campaign material, according to national media reports.