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Originally Posted by DAV007
Mike - that is simply not ture.
There is no tax on it as it is seen as 'expenses'.
The lowest 'paid' councillors in the country are on 9 grand
a vice chairmen or full chairman of a council is looking at 14-16k
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Sorry, Dave, but I'm familiar with the legislation on this. For obvious reasons, the rules are very strict. Take a look at
Tax treatment of Local Government Councillors and civic dignitaries: allowances Councillors may receive for the tax position.
You'll also find that it is the leader, rather than the chairman, who generally attracts the largest allowance. Hyndburn's scheme is at
http://www.hyndburnbc.gov.uk/downloa...sScheme_1_.pdf, where you'll see that the basic allowance for a councillor is £4338. Expenses are paid but are only tax free if they represent specific expenditure on council business.