During the debate, Members of the House agreed that their pay cuts should continue for about two more months, but stressed that they would not agree to further reductions unless there were similar pay cuts for officials with a salary equal to of Members.
The Speaker of the Parliament, Giannakis Omirou, expressed the hope that other state officials would follow the example of the deputies and that the executive branch would extend the measure to other officials.
"The Parliament," he said, "gives once again an example of responsibility, while it should be known to all that the members of Parliament contribute 24% of their salaries to the state coffers, to support the economy".
DISY MP Tassos Mitsopoulos stated that in 2010 the MPs wanted to set a good example with their actions and that other officials should follow along with them, adding that there are still state officials who are paid more.
AKEL MP Nikos Katsouridis expressed the assessment that with the new parliamentary term, the Parliament should pass a law for the other state officials as well.
"It simply came to our notice then. We will have to legislate in September. There is a manic persecution of MPs. Imagine giving guides to Members. "The earnings and working conditions do not only concern the public sector, but also the private sector," he said.
He stated in favor of the extension, noting that in September, if there is no correction, the deputies themselves will make their own correction.
DIKO MP Fytos Konstantinou spoke of "two-speed MPs", explaining that some of his colleagues live only on the MP's salary and others have additional jobs, which bring them a second salary.
DIKO MP Sophocles Fyttis said that the House should examine this and make a separation, adding that "it is necessary to make an arrangement and not just continue the sacrifice of MPs."
"We thought 10% was voluntary and others would follow. One group of MPs works, others do not work, others former civil servants. "With the law they passed, they also cut our pension", he added.
EDEK MP George Varnavas said: "In 2010 we went ahead and voted for a 10% cut in our salaries and challenged other state officials to do the same. "Salary and bonus cuts reach 23 to 24%."
In addition, he said that he did not know what the media had to do with the deputies, since they were carrying out "terrible attacks against the deputies", adding that the deputies themselves felt that they were "swindlers" and that they had "devoured public finances".
"We must," he said, "submit a proposal, since the incomes of MPs are so satisfactory, to include a ceiling on the salaries of state officials, so that the highest salary of officials is at the level of an MP."
EUROCO MP Dimitris Syllouris said that "the issue started through populism, to give the message that everyone must contribute."
"If the deputies decide that there will be cuts of a total of 20%, it was the responsibility of the Parliament to make cuts for many others, who have similar or more incomes. "Otherwise, this good effort of the Parliament can be considered a retreat or populism", he said.
He agreed that the cuts should continue until September, but clarified that he - even if he is alone - will not vote for further cuts in MPs' salaries, unless there are similar cuts in government officials who have a member of parliament.
For his part, the MP of the Movement of Environmentalists, George Perdikis, stated that he supports the proposal with full awareness that he is doing the right thing, since as he said "there is no modern country in the EU that joined the mechanism and did not vote as a first measure to reduce wages. benefits of policies ".
"We must," he said, "set the right example as MPs." However, he noted that the example of the deputies was not followed by other officials and gave a deadline of two months for the example of the deputies to apply to other state officials.
Famagusta MP Zacharias Koulias said that in the end the cut of 10% of the deputies was "a good nonsense", noting that if the 10% was applied for everyone it would be better.
"This bill is going wrong. The proposal must include everyone. 10% was nonsense. It is unacceptable to bring others into your home to take charge of your finances. Those who want social dialogue, why did not they come. "If the government had come in with measures, we would not have gotten where we are," he said.
The Plenary Session of the Parliament will meet next Sunday at 12:00, on the occasion of the anniversary of the coup and the Turkish invasion.