Overview
- The Landtag confirmed a monthly rise of €493, lifting MPs’ taxable pay to €11,956.60 from July 1, 2026 under the Abgeordnetengesetz formula.
- The same automatic adjustment increases mandatory contributions to the parliamentary pension fund by €199.38 to €3,266.71 per month.
- The calculation relies on the Nominallohnindex published by the Statistisches Landesamt IT.NRW and was narrowed last year to use only the prior year’s index.
- CDU, Greens, SPD and FDP say the rise follows transparent legal rules while the AfD will table a motion to suspend it even though the change takes effect without a plenary vote.
- At the federal level the Union and SPD plan to propose a bill to pause Bundestag pay increases as a public savings signal, highlighting a contrast between state and federal approaches.