Fact Check: This newspaper clipping on hike in MP allowance is three years old Fact Check: This newspaper clipping on hike in MP allowance is three years old At a time, the Centre is facing flak over high fuel prices, a newspaper clipping is going viral that says the government has approved hike in MP allowances. advertisement The image of the Hindi newspaper clipping is viral on social media. At a time, the Centre is facing flak over high fuel prices, a newspaper clipping is going viral that says the government has approved hike in MP allowances. The image of the Hindi newspaper clipping posted by Facebook users has the blaring headline, “Approval for increase in MP allowance”. The report says that the Union Cabinet has approved increase in various allowances of MPs. Netizens have reacted strongly on this Facebook post, believing that the government has indeed increased MP allowances.