MPs Vote Themselves A £10,000 Windfall
MPs voted to award themselves an extra £6.5 million of taxpayers' money. It will come into effect from next month.
Every MP will be entitled to claim an extra £10,000 a year to 'communicate' with their constituants.
But in fact the money will allow politicians to pay for letters and glossy campaign leaflets at the General Election.
MPs already cost the taxpayer £86.7 million in expenses and office allowances, including £5 million on travel. Their £60,000 annual salaries cost taxpayers a further £39 million
With these extra costs it brings the total that MPs cost the public purse to £132.2 million.
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Posted: March 30th, 2007 under uk.
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