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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Photo: RNZ / Sam Rillstone The Remuneration Authority has released MPs pay rates for the next three years. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is paid $471,049 a year and the deputy prime minister gets $334,734, while the leader of the opposition is on $296,007. The authority has taken into account Covid-19 and the risks the pandemic poses for the economy during that period, but said it could change its position if there was marked change in the economy during that time. The information made available to us at the time of the review, from a range of authoritative sources (including the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and the Treasury), suggests that New Zealand s economic outlook remains highly uncertain due to Covid-19 and its impact on global economic conditions, the authority stated in a explanatory memorandum. ....