The House Institutions Committee decided Wednesday to slash post-tenure perks for former Presidents of the Republic and former House Speakers.
The bill heading to plenary:
- Official car provided for only 5 years after leaving office
- Fuel and maintenance allowance abolished
- Lifelong secretary allowance remains untouched
Independent MP Alexandra Attalides (Volt Cyprus) strongly opposed the compromise.
Speaking after the session, she called the issue “primarily institutional, not just financial”: “Democracy should not mean unlimited lifelong privileges. Public office ends with the term – not with death.”
Attalides announced she will table two amendments in plenary:
- End the secretary allowance after 5 years (“more than enough to write memoirs and organise archives”)
- Immediately terminate all benefits if a former president takes another paid public or state-linked post (“unthinkable for the state to keep paying someone who chooses another office”)
The amended bill now goes to full House vote.
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