Outgoing Member of Parliament for The City, Corey Lane, says he was never in politics for the money.
Mr. Lane says the majority of the salary received as a Government Minister or sitting MP goes back into assisting constituents.
Over the weekend, Mr. Lane announced he will not be seeking re-election in the next general election.
The announcement comes almost a year after he resigned as Minister of State in the Office of the Attorney General, with responsibility for crime prevention, under the Barbados Labour Party.
He was speaking during a no-holds-barred interview with political analyst Peter Wickham.
Mr. Lane says he wanted to resign a long time ago, but felt he had to see it through to the end.
