The Couillard government is preparing to give generous increases to members of the National Assembly, CTV Montreal has confirmed.

A spokesperson for House Leader Jean-Marc Fournier confirmed the minister is preparing a bill to revise MNA paycheques. The plan is based on a report submitted by former Supreme Court of Canada Judge Claire L'Heureux-Dubé, said spokesperson Félix Rhéaume.

Tabled in November 2013, L'Heureux-Dubé’s report recommended increasing the annual salary in hikes that span from 14 to 41 per cent.  

The bill, set to be introduced in June, would also remove departure bonuses for MNAs leaving during their mandate except for health reasons.

Rhéaume stressed that increases would be made at zero cost to the government, because hikes would be balanced out by benefit reductions.