CHAPTER 02:06
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (SALARIES AND ALLOWANCES)
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
SECTION
1. Short title
2. Interpretation
3. Salaries and allowances of Speaker and Deputy Speaker
4. Salaries and allowances of Members
5. Allowances exempt from income tax
6. Saving in respect of other allowances
Schedule
Act 3, 1992,
Act 32, 1992,
Act 6, 1993,
Act 15, 1994,
Act 9, 1995,
Act 5, 1996,
Act 2, 1997,
Act 20, 1997,
Act 11, 1998,
Act 7, 2000,
Act 16, 2001,
Act 6, 2002,
Act 29, 2004,
Act 37, 2004,
Act 14, 2005,
Act 9, 2006,
Act 7, 2007,
Act 3, 2008,
Act 14, 2012,
Act 15, 2013,
Act 10, 2014,
Act 7, 2015,
Act 12, 2016,
Act 8, 2017,
Act 35, 2018,
Act 6, 2019,
Act 9, 2019,
Act 12, 2020,
S.I. 143, 2020,
Act 26, 2022,
Act 34, 2022,
Act 25, 2023.
An Act to re-enact with amendments the National Assembly (Salaries and Allowances) Act.
[Date of Commencement: 1st April, 1992]
This Act may be cited as the National Assembly (Salaries and Allowances) Act.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
“Assembly” means the National Assembly;
“Leader of the Opposition” means the person designated by the Speaker of the Assembly as Leader of the Opposition;
“Member” has the meaning assigned to it under section 58 of the Constitution.
3. Salaries and allowances of Speaker and Deputy Speaker
(1) The Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Assembly shall each be paid, from moneys appropriated by law for such purpose, the appropriate salary payable in terms of section 4.
(2) The Speaker and Deputy Speaker shall, in addition, receive the allowances specified in paragraphs 3 and 8 of the Schedule and shall be eligible to receive—
(a) for the Speaker, the allowance specified under paragraph 2(2) of the Schedule; and
(b) for the Deputy Speaker, the allowance payable under paragraph 2(3) of the Schedule
[6 of 2019, s. 2.]
4. Salaries and allowances of Members
(1) Members shall be paid, from moneys appropriated by law for such purpose, the salaries and allowances prescribed in the Schedule.
[16 of 2001, s. 2.]
(2) The Speaker, Deputy Speaker and each Member shall be deemed to have had incorporated into their basic salary, prescribed in the Schedule and payable over the Session of Parliament whose life commenced on the 16th October, 1999, a car subsidy allowance amounting to P120,000.
[16 of 2001, s. 2.]
5. Allowances exempt from income tax
The allowances payable or benefits granted in terms of this Act shall be exempt from income tax.
6. Saving in respect of other allowances
Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to prohibit the payment to any Member of any subsistence or other allowance in respect of the performance by him of duties as a Minister or Assistant Minister, or as a Member of any board or committee appointed to advise any Minister, or for any other purpose.
SCHEDULE
[3 of 2008, s. 2, 14 of 2005, s. 2, 14 of 2012, s. 2, 15 of 2013, s. 2, 10 of 2014, s. 2, 7 of 2015, s. 2, 12 of 2016, s. 2, 8 of 2017, s. 2, 35 of 2018, s. 2, 6 of 2019, s. 3, 9 of 2019, s. 2, 12 of 2020, s.2, 26 of 2022, s. 2, 25 of 2023, s. 2.]
(sections 3 and 4)
1. Salary
(1)Every Member, shall receive a salary which shall, except in the case of the Government Whip and the Opposition Whip, include the responsibility allowance, calculated, in case of—
(a) the President, at the rate of P1 325,108.70 per annum;
(b) the Vice President, at the rate of P1 162,376.50 per annum;
(c) the Speaker, at the rate of P1 027,998.99 per annum;
(d) a Minister, other than an Assistant Minister, at the rate of P893,621.49 per annum;
(e) an Assistant Minister, at the rate of P687,640.10 per annum;
(f) the Deputy Speaker, at the rate of P790,630.86 per annum;
(g) the Leader of the Opposition, at the rate of P790,630.86 per annum;
(h) the Government Whip, at the rate of P579,753.50 per annum;
(i) the Opposition Whip, at the rate of P579,753.50 per annum; and
(j) any other Member, at the rate of P579,753.50 per annum.
2. Sitting allowance
(1) Every Member, who attends a meeting of the Assembly or of a committee of the Assembly shall receive an allowance at the rate of P517.02 for every day on which he or she attends such a meeting.
(2) The Speaker shall receive an allowance at the rate of P630.00 for every day on which he or she attends a meeting of the Assembly or of a committee of the Assembly.
(3) The Deputy Speaker shall receive an allowance at the rate of P525.00 for every day on which he or she attends a meeting of the Assembly or of a committee of the Assembly.
3. Transport allowance
(1) Every Member, other than a Minister and Assistant Minister shall receive an allowance, calculated in accordance with the provisions of subparagraph (2), in respect of one return journey undertaken by him or her by the shortest convenient route in his or her own motor vehicle or by a public road, rail or air service-
(a) from his or her home to any meeting of the Assembly, or to any committee thereof of which he or she is a Member held while the Assembly is not sitting; and
(b) from any such meeting to his or her home during any adjournment of such meeting of three clear days or longer.
(2) Such allowance shall be-
(a) where the journey or any part thereof is undertaken in the Member’s own vehicle, at the rate for the time being applicable to public officers; and
(b) where the journey or any part thereof is undertaken by any public road, rail or air service, a sum equal to the fare actually paid up to a maximum of the ordinary first class fare payable on such service.
4. Constituency allowance
Every Member, shall receive an allowance calculated as follows—
(a) for a Member representing one of the following constituencies—
Boteti East
Boteti West
Chobe
Ghanzi North
Ghanzi South
Jwaneng – Mabutsane
Kgalagadi North
Kgalagadi South
Letlhakeng – Lephephe
Maun East
Nata – Gweta
Ngami
Okavango
Takatokwane
at the rate of P221,470.70 per annum;
(b) for a Member representing one of the following constituencies—
Bobonong
Goodhope – Mabule
Kanye South
Lentsweletau – Mmopane
Lerala – Maunatlala
Mahalapye East
Maun West
Mmadinare
Mmathethe – Molapowabojang
Mochudi East
Mochudi West
Maun East
Moshupa – Manyana
Nkgange
Sefhare – Ramokgonami
Serowe North
Serowe South
Serowe West
Shashe West
Shoshong
Tati East
Tati West
Tonota
Tonota South
at the rate of P210,424.03 per annum;
(c) for a Member representing one of the following constituencies—
Francistown East
Francistown South
Francistown West
Gabane – Mmankgodi
Gaborone Bonnington North
Gaborone Bonnington South
Gaborone Central
Gaborone North
Gaborone South
Kanye North
Lobatse
Mahalapye West
Mogoditshane
Molepolole North
Molepolole South
Palapye
Ramotswa
Selebi-Phikwe East
Selebi-Phikwe West
Thamaga – Kumakwane
Tlokweng
at the rate of P199,910.52 per annum;
(d) for a Specially Elected Member and the Speaker of the National Assembly, at the rate of P180,428.98 per annum; and
(e) for the President, at the rate of P232,544.16 per annum.
5. Acting allowance
Every Member shall receive an acting allowance of P79.24 for every sitting of the Assembly during the whole or part of which he or she presides in place of the Speaker or the Deputy Speaker.
6. Hospitality allowance
(1) Every Member (other than the Vice-President, a Minister, the Speaker, an Assistant Minister, the Deputy Speaker and the Leader of the Opposition) shall receive a hospitality allowance at the rate of P9,947.70 per annum.
(2) Every Member (other than the Vice-President, a Minister, the Speaker, an Assistant Minister, the Deputy Speaker and the Leader of the Opposition) shall when he or she is necessarily absent from Botswana attending a conference, seminar or similar function approved by the President, receive a hospitality allowance of P284.29 together with subsistence allowance at the rates payable to public officers for every day or part thereof.
(3) The following members shall receive the following hospitality allowances—
(a) Vice-President, at the rate of P14,330.36 per annum;
(b) a Minister, at the rate of P20,739.60 per annum;
(c) the Speaker, at the rate of P20,739.60 per annum;
(d) an Assistant Minister, at the rate of P20,739.60 per annum;
(e) the Deputy Speaker, at the rate of P20,739.60 per annum;
(f) the Leader of the Opposition, at the rate of P11,264.40 per annum;
7. Allowance for Chairman of Parliamentary Committee
The Chairman of a Parliamentary Committee shall receive an allowance of P546.00 per day for every day on which the Committee sits which is not a day on which the National Assembly is sitting.
8. Allowance for Vice-President, Ministers and Assistant Ministers
The Vice-President, Ministers and Assistant Ministers shall receive housing, transport, garden and water allowances and such other benefits as the President may from time to time determine.
9. Other allowances for Speaker, etc.
The Speaker, Leader of the Opposition and Deputy Speaker shall receive housing, transport, garden and water allowances at such rates as may be applicable to Ministers and Assistant Ministers from time to time in accordance with paragraph 8.
10. Communication allowance
Every Member shall receive a communication allowance at the rate of P41,762.45 per annum.
11. Car allowance
Every Member shall (other than the Vice-President, a Minister, the Speaker, an Assistant Minister, the Deputy Speaker and the Leader of the Opposition) who is not provided with an official vehicle shall receive a car allowance at the rate of 10 per cent of his or her salary.