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Member countries generally pay 0.3% of their harmonised VAT base into the budget, but there are some exceptions. The rate for Germany, the Netherlands and Sweden is 0.15% for the 2014-2020 period, while Austria also had a reduced rate in the 2007-2013 period.
State Also claimed by Head of state (USD) Head of government (USD) Abkhazia Georgia Kosovo Serbia: 39,650 USD [30] 40,519 USD (Prime Minister) [115] Northern Cyprus Cyprus: 39,028 USD (Prime Minister) [180] Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Morocco South Ossetia Georgia Taiwan China: 180,000 USD [162] 121,500 USD [162]
Opposition parties receive state funding to pay administration cost; Short Money [2] [13] in the House of Commons starting in 1975, and Cranborne Money in the House of Lords starting in 1996 however, there is no state funding available to parties for campaign purposes.
The basic annual salary of a Member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons is £91,346, plus expenses, from April 2024. In addition, MPs are able to claim allowances to cover the costs of running an office and employing staff, and maintaining a constituency residence or a residence in London.
Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) listen as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the ...
As a comparison, the German lower house of parliament is estimated to cost €517 million in total for 2018, for a parliament with 709 members. [164] The British House of Commons reported total annual costs in 2016-2017 of £249 million (€279 million).
President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington.
The total cost of the European Parliament is approximately €2.247 billion per year according to its 2023 budget, with the cost of translation and interpretation, and the cost of its buildings in two main locations, being significant extra burdens not faced by national parliaments. [12]