Waiting for the gravy train

In Strasbourg MPs from the Sejm joined politicians from the nine other candidate countries in discovering the pot of gold awaiting them at the end of the Euro rainbow. And here is what they will get: RECEIPTS (in € per month) Office allowance - 3,500 Staff salaries - 12,500 Daily attendance - 4,000 * Travel claims - 7,656 ** Salary - 3,255 *** _____________________ Grand total per year - 462,837 * € 251 per day * Based on examples of return flights Gdańsk – Strasburg at €1,170 (for monthly plenary session) and Gdańsk – Brussles (3 meetings a month) at €1,060. *** Paid by the government at level of the Sejm. Sources: European Parliament Luxemburg. NATIONAL COMPARISONS (basic salaries per month in €) Mayor (Poznań) - 3,027 Prime Minister - 3,287 President - 4,008 Doctor - 370 Nurse - 175 Bus dricer - 300 ______________________ Average national wage - 550 THE EU COMMISSION (basic salaries per year in €) President - 250,248 Commissioners - 204,012 Director General - 181,344 Official Medium Grade - 61,140 Messengers, Drivers - 27,773 PERKS: For each child under 18, €232 per month Education allowance: €207 per month maximum Household allowance: 5% of basic salary Expatriate allowance: 16% of basic salary and all allowances