Councillors veto pay rise.COUNTY council supremos have refused to accept inflation-busting pay rises proposed by an independent body. Plans to boost the allowances of council leader Alan Farnell (Con, Nuneaton Weddington) and other senior politicians by up to 15 per cent, were rejected at a Shire Shire or Shiré (both: shē`rā), river, c.250 mi (400 km) long, flowing from the southern end of Lake Nyasa, Malawi, SE Africa, to the Zambezi River in central Mozambique. It is navigable to Nsanje. Hall meeting, in Warwick, on Tuesday . The decision came a couple of days before shadow chancellor George Osborne demanded Downing Street Downing Street, Westminster, London, England. On the street are the British Foreign Office and, at No. 10, the residence of the first lord of the Treasury, who is usually (although not necessarily) the prime minister of Great Britain. learn from the thrift of Toryrun local authorities. The proposition, produced from a 2007 review of the Member Allowances Sch-eme, had sparked outrage among some county politicians who feared the hike would be at the expense of frontline front·line also front line n. 1. A front or boundary, especially one between military, political, or ideological positions. 2. Basketball See frontcourt. 3. Football The linemen of a team. public services Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by government to its citizens, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing private provision of services. . It was the first major review for six years. Cllr Farnell earns pounds 22,476 per year, while his deputy Bob Stevens (Con, Feldon) gets pounds 13,486. Cabinet members are each paid pounds 10,772 a year. If the 15 per cent option had been approved, the leader's allowance would have risen to pounds 25,847, while the deputy leader would have been given pounds 15,508. Cabinet members would have been handed pounds 12,388. The allowances of other elected representatives will also now stay the same. Councillors, without special responsibilities, are currently entitled to: n A basic allowance of pounds 8,975. n 40p per mile travel expenses. n pounds 6.50 for lunch and pounds 8 for dinner while on duty. n pounds 77 to stay overnight, or pounds 88 to sleep in London. CAPTION(S): LEADER ... Cllr Alan Farnell. |
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