Former parliamentary secretary Rosianne Cutajar received almost €28,000 in terminal benefits after resigning in disgrace in 2021
The Shift: Rosianne Cutajar’s ‘political price paid’ worth €28k
On Sunday, The Shift revealed that “Abela’s ousted ministers” received a total of €318,000 from a secret terminal benefits scheme – an average of €35,000 each.
The former ministers Evarist Bartolo, José Herrera and Michael Farrugia topped the list with having received €44,060.61 each.
Rosianne Cutajar, who resigned from parliamentary secretary in February 2021 in a move she now calls “paying the political price”, received €27,770.24.
The latest terminal benefit payments
| Ms Rosianne Cutajar | Ex-Parliamentary Secretary | 25/02/2021 | €27,770.24 |
| Mr Evarist Bartolo | Ex-Minister | 26/03/2022 | €44,060.61 |
| Dr José Herrera | Ex-Minister | 26/03/2022 | €44,060.61 |
| Dr Edward Zammit Lewis | Ex-Minister | 26/03/2022 | €29,373.74 |
| Mr Carmelo Abela | Ex-Minister | 26/03/2022 | €35,493.27 |
| Dr Michael Farrugia | Ex-Minister | 26/03/2022 | €44,060.61 |
| Mr Alex Muscat | Ex-Parliamentary Secretary | 26/03/2022 | €28,171.24 |
| Mr Chris Agius | Ex-Parliamentary Secretary | 26/03/2022 | €36,387.85 |
| Dr Deo Debattista | Ex-Parliamentary Secretary | 26/03/2022 | €28,171.24 |
The Shift published this information, obtained through a freedom of information request, on Sunday evening.
