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MPs Must Submit Reports Before Receiving 2026 Allocation Funds

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Members of Parliament are now required by law to submit a written report on how they used their MP Allocations before they are eligible for another's years allocation. This is a new legal requirement under legislation that was passed by Parliament last year and officially gazetted in June. Although the MP Allocation scheme was introduced in 2009, this year marks...

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