Entitlements of Shoura members explained

JEDDAH: After a widespread Twitter debate on the salary and entitlements of Shoura members, an official source at the Shoura Council pointed out that Shoura members do not do government jobs, because the law does not allow a person to be a Shoura member and hold a public office at the same time.
The source said that a Shoura Council member who used to make more than SR26,300 in their previous job will be paid the difference in the salary upon assuming the new council position, according to the council’s system.
The Shoura Council account on Twitter released a number of tweets saying that a Shoura member is paid a sum of SR300,000, and receives a monthly bonus of SR26,450. Throughout their tenure, members are treated as 'Grade 15' employees with regard to stipends, rewards and benefits. They are not allowed to combine the benefits approved for members with the salary of a public job which they may have formerly occupied before being appointed to the council.
People responded differently to these tweets, with some calling for increase in the salaries of retirees and military personnel, while others emphasized the need to solve other critical problems with this excess money, including housing and other services for citizens in need.