The government has allocated just over $7 million for salaries in both Houses, slightly down on last year, and assuming only a handful of MPs take the latest pay rise.

Salaries and allowances for the 35 MPs in the House of Assembly total $4.9 million and in the 15 Member Legislative Council $2.8 million. 

It will cost almost $20 million to fund the offices and staff of the nine cabinet ministers and the regional electorate offices of backbenchers.

Of all states and territories the Tasmanian Parliament is usually the first to adjourn at year’s end and the last to resume in the new year.

Public service wages and entitlements for the year will total $3.2 billion.

This includes wages of $2.3 billion, a contribution towards superannuation of $285 million, while accumulating leave entitlements are valued at $583 million.