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The opposition critic for ICBC says “the rich are getting richer” at B.C.’s public auto insurance corporation, at the expense of the B.C. public.

Adrian Dix, the NDP critic for ICBC, said he plans to raise the issue Monday in the legislature, where he will ask Transportation Minister Todd Stone why the provincial Crown corp.’s payroll has seen increases in highly paid management salaries, while unionized front-line service staff have been reduced.

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“The rich have got richer, the middle class have got dinged at ICBC and the customers are getting worse service,” Dix said Sunday. “The senior staff, why are they getting paid more when performance has gotten worse? Are they paid to lay off front-line staff?”

The Insurance Corporation of B.C. has seen a “massive growth” in the ranks of highly paid employees, Dix said, while “services declined in recent years and front-line staff has been cut.”