In a recent vote, the Western Cape Parliament greenlit Premier Winde’s salary boost to R2.6 million. In a significant move, the Western Cape Parliament approved Premier Alan Winde’s remuneration package during a vote on Tuesday granting him a salary and allowances totalling up to R2.6 million per year. During its sitting, the house approved Winde’s salary and allowances, signing off on a remuneration package worth up to R2.6m a year.
The approval gives effect to a presidential proclamation published in the Government Gazette on Friday, in which President Cyril Ramaphosa set the upper limits for the salaries and allowances of premiers, members of executive councils and provincial legislatures for the 2025/26 financial year. For premiers, the determination places the maximum total remuneration package at R2,635,562 a year, with effect from April 1 this year. The adjustment for members of provincial legislatures reflects a 3.8% increase, while the same goes for MPs including Ramaphosa.
The remuneration package is made up of several components. Sixty percent of the total amount is paid as a basic, pensionable salary. It also includes an annual allowance of R120,000, an employer pension contribution equal to 22.5% of the pensionable portion, and a flexible component for the remainder.
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Whether Winde will take the full increase is unclear. His spokesperson, Regan Thaw, was asked but could not immediately say. In terms of the Remuneration of Public Office Bearers Act, the president sets salary ceilings for public office bearers.
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