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'A bit obscene': Voters react to potential MLA pay rise

New plans to set pay levels for Stormont assembly (MLAs) have been introduced in the assembly.

For five years, the Independent Financial Review (IFRP) set wages and expenses for politicians in the assembly.

But the of the three ended in 2016 and they were never replaced.

The Assembly (Remuneration Board) Bill proposes setting up a new independent board.

BBC News NI asked residents in Dundonald if they thought MLAs should be seeing more money in their payslip.

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