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Originally Posted by garinda
When does this transparency start, fanfared in by the coalition, which will force councils to publish all their spending, including allowances, on their websites?
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I understand that Hyndburn is lagging behind a lot of other councils in that respect and it doesn't surprise me at all. If you're claiming anything from the public purse then you should be forced to declare it.
For the record, I get about £300 per month which includes and IT allowance to cover anything I might need at home. By claiming that I forfeit my right to have a free council laptop or a council internet connection installed at home. I probably spend an average of between 2-3 hours every day on council business and consider the basic allowance to be satisfactory for the hours I put in.
I personally think that chairs of committees are overpaid for what is actually required and that there are too many of them. Certain colleagues of mine have forgone their chairmanship allowance and instead put it into their own ward fund.