Qld govt to rein in pollie pay rises THE Queensland government has flagged changes to the way state MPs are paid, after claims the premier's salary now matches the US president's. Acting Premier Jeff Seeney says a pay rise passed on to all MPs last week is simply too much. The government will likely legislate to reduce it, he told reporters on Tuesday. "Something has to be done to revise this issue," Mr Seeney said. Almost inevitably there will be a change. Everyone is uncomfortable with the figures today. In an embarrassing admission, Mr Seeney said he didn't realise the full scope of the pay rise. He said he didn't know the extra loadings MPs get for being on committees or serving as ministers would also be linked to the $57,000 hike in base pay. "It is an obscure linkage I wasn't aware of," he told reporters. "That was an unintended outcome," he added, but did not apologise for the oversight. It's expected the government will retain the $57,000 pay rise that applies to MPs' base salaries. But it's expected to legislate against passing on increased loadings. Earlier on Tuesday, the Labor opposition released figures showing what some MPs, including Mr Newman, are earning under the new regime. Labor leader Annastacia Palaszczuk said Mr Newman's wage would jump from $280,000 to more than $398,000. "This is equivalent to the president of the United States," she said. Ministers would also be on enormous salaries, including Mr Seeney on $342,000 a year, she said.