JUST OVER 62 per cent of Jamaicans are of the view that Members of Parliament should be made to disclose all their earnings, other than what they are paid as parliamentarians.This was one of the findings of a poll conducted on behalf of The Gleaner Company Ltd. by Don Anderson and his team from Market Research Services Limited. The poll, which has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.2 per cent, was conducted in all 14 parishes between May 9 and 19. It involved interviews with 1,000 persons 18 years and over.
According to Mr. Anderson's findings, 62.4 per cent of all persons interviewed expressed the view that all such earnings should be disclosed. "This was a view consistently held by all demographic groups and across all parishes," Anderson said in his analysis. However, 36.7 per cent of those polled did not feel such disclosure should be made.
They were responding to the question: "Should Members of Parliament disclose to the public, money earned from sources other than their parliamentary salary?"
Currently, all MPs are required to make annual declarations to Parliament's Integrity Commission. However, such declarations are not made public.
