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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Deborah Cole

‘Preaching water, drinking wine’: Austrians mock far-right MPs for lucrative side jobs

Axel Kassegger
The Freedom party’s Axel Kassegger, who had nine paid engagements beyond his duties as an MP, topped the list. Photograph: Thomas Topf/Parliamentary Directorate/ Thomas Topf

Austrians have poured scorn on far-right MPs for topping the list of highest earners in the country’s parliament, accusing the purported champions of the working class of hypocrisy over their lucrative side hustles.

A report based on mandatory income declarations for 2024 revealed this week that MPs from the anti-immigration Freedom party (FPÖ), which came in first in the September general election, to be cashing in most with supplementary earnings.

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