@article{2014:austermann:die_entwic,
title = {Die Entwicklung der Entschädigung und der reisebezogenen Ansprüche im deutschen Abgeordnetenrecht},
year = {2014},
note = {Members of the German Bundestag and members of the state legislatures
(Landesparlamente) receive a salary for their mandate (so-called
remuneration). They are also entitled to so-called Members’
allowances (Amtsausstattung), which consist of monetary allowances and
benefits in kind. German Members of Parliament normally have the right
to use public transport free of charge and/or the right of
reimbursement of travel costs. The development of the financial
compensation for members of parliament from the times of the
Kaiserreich to this day shows very clearly how the parliamentary
mandate has become a fulltime job. An adequate income and appropriate
Members’ allowances are key conditions for a true democracy and
successful parliamentary representation. A sound financial basis of
this kind is essential (a) for enabling everyone to participate in the
political life of the State and (b) to secure the inevitable
professionalism of the parliamentary mandate. [ZParl, vol. 45, no. 2,
pp. 270 – 282]},
journal = {ZParl Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen},
pages = {270--282},
author = {Austermann, Philipp},
volume = {45},
number = {2}
}