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Thursday 22 August 2024 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Economy, National, Parliament
UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 25: President Joe Biden talks with Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown, during a photo op with Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) leaders on the South Portico of the White House after the U.S.-Pacific Islands Forum Summit on Monday, September 25, 2023. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
The annual travel and allowances for Cook Islands Members of Parliament exceeded $650,000 in the last financial year, a significant increase of approximately 51 per cent from the previous year. Losirene Lacanivalu and Rashneel Kumar reports.
The annual travel and allowances for Cook Islands Members of Parliament exceeded $650,000 in the last financial year, a significant increase of approximately 51 per cent from the previous year. Losirene Lacanivalu and Rashneel Kumar reports.
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