Rule change lets MPs charge House up to $36,000 annually for constituency rentals amid office budget pressures

Plus, the Board of Internal Economy approved a 10 per cent increase to the Travel Status Expenses Account to help offset the rise in MP secondary residence rental costs in the National Capital Region.

House Speaker Anthony Rota, who chairs the Board of Internal Economy, said in a June 23 email to MPs the adjustments were meant to ‘mitigate the impact of rising costs due to inflation, supply chain disruptions and real estate market growth.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

June 23, 2022

With MPs reporting rising constituency and rental costs over the last five years, the Board of Internal Economy gave Members the ability to charge up to $36,000 a year to the House administration for lease costs rather than pulling from their individual office budgets...

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