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Old 02-08-2010, 07:39   #33
Ken Moss
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Re: Councillors' Allowances

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Originally Posted by suedarbo View Post
I wonder how many would carry on if they got standard minimum wage and nothing else?
In terms of the hours you put in over the course of a month you actually get less than the minimum wage as a councillor. That's not a complaint but I certainly couldn't live off the money I get from council work and the time I spend on projects is definitely not reflected in my salary.

All councillors get a basic wage of just under £4,500 per year plus mileage for any council business at 60p per mile. If you're fortunate enough to be granted the chairmanship of a committee then you get an extra £1,500 per year but Britcliffe has swallowed most of those up himself.

In years gone by you used to get nothing at all.
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