Proposal to standardize and publish pay for public officials

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1. The bill would organize the pay of Government members, senior officials of the State Administration and other public officials into pay groups, with a maximum salary per group that cannot exceed the next group up. It would also ban hidden or disguised pay.
2. Salaries would always include a fixed part and, where possible, a variable part tied to goals, subject to a performance review with transparent and objective criteria.
3. Attendance allowances for meetings, councils and plenary sessions could only be paid if the official does not work on an exclusive basis, though expenses from holding the office could be reimbursed.
4. The bill assigns a pay group to each position: the Prime Minister in Group 1, deputy prime ministers in Group 2, ministers in Group 3, Secretaries of State in Group 4, and so on down to government subdelegates in Group 8.
5. It also sets pay groups for local elected officials, the judiciary, the Constitutional Court, other constitutional bodies such as the Council of State or the Bank of Spain, and managers of public bodies and companies, with maximum limits depending on the position.
6. The electoral law would be amended to prevent holding a seat in Congress or the Senate at the same time as being a city councilor or regional parliament member, and to ban being paid by a party for internal party roles. The General Directorate of Public Function would oversee compliance, and within six months the Government would report on including the Crown and the Cortes under the law.

Who it affects

• Government members and senior officials of the State Administration: Their salaries would be set by pay groups and hidden pay would be banned.
• Local elected officials, such as provincial deputies and local council members: They would be assigned a pay group based on their population size, with presidents in a higher group.
• Staff of the judiciary, the Constitutional Court and other constitutional bodies: They would be assigned a fixed pay group based on their position.
• Managers and board members of public bodies and public sector companies: Their pay would have maximum limits depending on the role.
• Members of Congress and the Senate: They could not hold a city council seat at the same time nor be paid by their party for internal roles.

Words worth knowing

Alto Cargo de la Administración General del Estado (AGE)

A person holding a senior management position in the State Administration, such as a Secretary of State or Director General.

Grupo retributivo

Pay group: a category grouping positions with similar salary levels within a maximum range.

Sobresueldo

Extra money a public official receives on top of their official salary, for example from their political party.

LOREG

Ley Orgánica del Régimen Electoral General, the Spanish law governing elections and the term of members of Congress and the Senate.

Dedicación absoluta

Full-time dedication: the duty to devote oneself exclusively to the public office, without being paid for other work.

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