Thursday, June 10, 2021

Government/Policies: Social studies

 Government/Policies

Government/Policies

5 Policies:

  1. Gender equality, both Men and Women get paid fairly by their position not gender

  2. Allow people to claim both NZ and overseas pensions at the same time

  3. Change PAYE

  4. Fund free breakfast and lunch programmes in all low-decile primary and intermediate schools

  5. Keep health resources for primary, intermediate and secondary school students.

5 Facts about working in government:

Pay

Members of parliament usually earn

$160K-$300K per year

Local government representatives usually earn

$2K-$190K per year

Member of parliament earnings

Pay for members of parliament depends on their level of responsibility.

Members of parliament usually earn between $160,000 and $180,000 a year. 

Ministers can earn between $250,000 and $300,000.

The Prime Minister's salary is set at $470,000.

2. To become a elected government representative, you need to be:
- at least 18

-a New Zealand citizen 

-enrolled on the parliamentary electoral roll

- elected by your electors, or be elected from a party list.

 

3. Elected government representatives need to have knowledge of:

  • Political, economic, social and cultural aspects of New Zealand

  • The region they are representing

  • Official parliamentary procedures


4. The chances of getting a job as an Elected government representative are very low/poor because there are a few positions and high competition.

 

 

 5. Elected government representatives are elected by the people of a specific area to help govern a city, region and country.

 

 

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