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Originally Posted by garinda
A VOTE to increase councillor's expenses sparked cries of disgust from the public gallery at Accrington Town Hall on Tuesday, during a Cabinet meeting.
Labour members had tabled an amendment which would have scrapped an estimated £5,000 rise in the allowance for council leader, Councillor Peter Britcliffe but this was defeated.
His basic allowance has jumped from £17,032 to £19,842, but he is also allowed to claim allowances for more than one special responsibility, which has led to the extra £5,000 he can claim.
This equates to a whopping pay increase of around 20 per cent.
http://www.accringtonobserver.co.uk/...ouncil_chamber
A case of let them eat cake...if they can afford it, whilst I enjoy living of the fat of the land.  |
When you take into account what leaders of other councils get, its not much. Hyndburn is a business which spends around £14 million per annum, in comperison with what MPS get its a pitance, their exes are more than that