From Kyodo via Crisscross
Average lawmaker income stands at Y24.31 million
TOKYO — Parliamentarians earned an average 24.31 million yen in 2005, marking the first rise in four years, thanks chiefly to increases in their salaries as lawmakers, according to a Kyodo News survey based on their official income reports released Monday.
Rest of the story here.
It would be fun if someone were able to do an independent audit of some of these guys. I wonder what fraction of their total income would the 24 million yen be? 1%?, 10%?
