Allowances for Breckland councillors are frozen after cut call is rejected
Terry Jermy, Labour leader on Breckland Council
Rosa McMahon
Monday, March 4, 2013
12:41 PM
Breckland councillors have voted to freeze almost all the allowances they receive at the same level as last year.
The district council approved plans, submitted by the Independent Remuneration Panel, to keep the basic allowance - a flat rate annual payment - and the special responsibility allowance - an additional sum for those who have extra roles like committee members - at the same rate.
At their meeting on Thursday, they approved an increase of the childcare allowance, taking it up to £7.50 an hour, which the report says will mean councillors with children can carry out their duties more easily.
Nigel Wilkin, the chairman of the planning committee, made an amendment to the original recommendation which set his allowance to increase to £236 per year.
He said he did not see a justification in the increase, and the council voted to approve the recommendation with the change.
Breckland’s Labour Leader, Terry Jermy, said he felt the council’s allowances were out of line with neighbouring authorities, and proposed a 20pc cut to special responsibility allowances for the council, which was rejected.
He said: “We are, after all, all in this together, and if the public are to feel the pain, so must we.”
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4 comments
Look here, what's the point of going to all the trouble of getting elected if one can't immerse oneself in the trough of public money?
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Mr Cameron Isaliar
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
And guess how many of the Tory Councillors voted to have their special allowance cut in line with Terry Jermy's suggestion? Not one single one. Greedy Hogs.
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Electra
Monday, March 4, 2013
Their allowances are already way ahead of neighbouring authorities and have been for years. Lowest council tax in the country, allegedly, means they have to reward themselves with the highest allowances. More realistic allowances would have meant we never got to the position of the silly 7.8 percent increase they have just imposed.
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Police Commissioner ???
Monday, March 4, 2013
Feather ones own nest
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Jacob Burns
Monday, March 4, 2013