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Expenses bill at Town Hall set to rocket?

8:33am Wednesday 14th May 2008

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By Gareth Dunning »

THE expenses bill for Warrington's 57 councillors could reach almost £700,000 next year if new plans are given the go ahead.

The elected members of Warrington Borough Council will be given a report on Monday at the annual council meeting from an independent panel recommending an increase of almost 10 per cent on the amount claimed last year.

Under the new figures, the council leader, Clr Ian Marks, would earn a little more than £25,000 a year, the deputy leader Clr Keith Bland around £23,000 and opposition leader Clr Terry O'Neill would pick up around £16,000.

Executive board members would enjoy hikes of £6,000 to take them to around £21,000.

The standard rate for councillors will be £6,614 - a 10 per cent drop from the current total.

Councillors do not have to claim the expenses allocated to them.

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BJ, Woolston says...
8:44am Wed 14 May 08

Well, there's a surprise! This way to the gravy train.

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BJ, Woolston says...
8:44am Wed 14 May 08

Well, there's a surprise! This way to the gravy train.

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BJ, Woolston says...
8:44am Wed 14 May 08

Well, there's a surprise! This way to the gravy train.

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BJ, Woolston says...
8:44am Wed 14 May 08

Well, there's a surprise! This way to the gravy train.

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Tezzerwolf, warrington says...
9:06am Wed 14 May 08

It's not a bad earner for a few hours work, how many people know who their local councillor is?.

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Tezzerwolf, warrington says...
9:06am Wed 14 May 08

It's not a bad earner for a few hours work, how many people know who their local councillor is?.

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Tezzerwolf, warrington says...
9:06am Wed 14 May 08

It's not a bad earner for a few hours work, how many people know who their local councillor is?.

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Tezzerwolf, warrington says...
9:06am Wed 14 May 08

It's not a bad earner for a few hours work, how many people know who their local councillor is?.

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Triumph, Warrington says...
10:01am Wed 14 May 08

Sorry for my ignorance but I assume these are expense allowances and not salaries? Although I've been to a council planning meeting and they are so painful they deserve some financial reward!!

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Triumph, Warrington says...
10:01am Wed 14 May 08

Sorry for my ignorance but I assume these are expense allowances and not salaries? Although I've been to a council planning meeting and they are so painful they deserve some financial reward!!

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Triumph, Warrington says...
10:01am Wed 14 May 08

Sorry for my ignorance but I assume these are expense allowances and not salaries? Although I've been to a council planning meeting and they are so painful they deserve some financial reward!!

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Triumph, Warrington says...
10:01am Wed 14 May 08

Sorry for my ignorance but I assume these are expense allowances and not salaries? Although I've been to a council planning meeting and they are so painful they deserve some financial reward!!

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bigus_dickus, Warrington says...
1:13pm Wed 14 May 08

Well that's £700,000 less to spend on useless traffic lights

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bigus_dickus, Warrington says...
1:13pm Wed 14 May 08

Well that's £700,000 less to spend on useless traffic lights

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bigus_dickus, Warrington says...
1:13pm Wed 14 May 08

Well that's £700,000 less to spend on useless traffic lights

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bigus_dickus, Warrington says...
1:13pm Wed 14 May 08

Well that's £700,000 less to spend on useless traffic lights

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william hill, orford says...
1:41pm Wed 14 May 08

well what a joke these gits they get a rise or 10 percent and no complants sounded.
but what about the working men and women do they get a pay rise no there lucky if they get the same as inflation

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william hill, orford says...
1:41pm Wed 14 May 08

well what a joke these gits they get a rise or 10 percent and no complants sounded.
but what about the working men and women do they get a pay rise no there lucky if they get the same as inflation

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william hill, orford says...
1:41pm Wed 14 May 08

well what a joke these gits they get a rise or 10 percent and no complants sounded.
but what about the working men and women do they get a pay rise no there lucky if they get the same as inflation

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william hill, orford says...
1:41pm Wed 14 May 08

well what a joke these gits they get a rise or 10 percent and no complants sounded.
but what about the working men and women do they get a pay rise no there lucky if they get the same as inflation

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Tezzerwolf, warrington says...
1:48pm Wed 14 May 08

Triumph wrote:
Sorry for my ignorance but I assume these are expense allowances and not salaries? Although I've been to a council planning meeting and they are so painful they deserve some financial reward!!
25 grand is an awfull lot of expenses.

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Tezzerwolf, warrington says...
1:48pm Wed 14 May 08

Triumph wrote:
Sorry for my ignorance but I assume these are expense allowances and not salaries? Although I've been to a council planning meeting and they are so painful they deserve some financial reward!!
25 grand is an awfull lot of expenses.

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Tezzerwolf, warrington says...
1:48pm Wed 14 May 08

Triumph wrote:
Sorry for my ignorance but I assume these are expense allowances and not salaries? Although I've been to a council planning meeting and they are so painful they deserve some financial reward!!
25 grand is an awfull lot of expenses.

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Tezzerwolf, warrington says...
1:48pm Wed 14 May 08

Triumph wrote:
Sorry for my ignorance but I assume these are expense allowances and not salaries? Although I've been to a council planning meeting and they are so painful they deserve some financial reward!!
25 grand is an awfull lot of expenses.

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Repairman Jack, That bit , over there says...
2:03pm Wed 14 May 08

"how many people know who their local councillor is?."

Well those who actually bother to vote probably do - rather than those idle gits who can't be even bothered to do so but still whinge about those who get in by default.

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Repairman Jack, That bit , over there says...
2:03pm Wed 14 May 08

"how many people know who their local councillor is?."

Well those who actually bother to vote probably do - rather than those idle gits who can't be even bothered to do so but still whinge about those who get in by default.

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Repairman Jack, That bit , over there says...
2:03pm Wed 14 May 08

"how many people know who their local councillor is?."

Well those who actually bother to vote probably do - rather than those idle gits who can't be even bothered to do so but still whinge about those who get in by default.

Report this post »

Repairman Jack, That bit , over there says...
2:03pm Wed 14 May 08

"how many people know who their local councillor is?."

Well those who actually bother to vote probably do - rather than those idle gits who can't be even bothered to do so but still whinge about those who get in by default.

Report this post »

Repairman Jack, That bit , over there says...
2:03pm Wed 14 May 08

"how many people know who their local councillor is?."

Well those who actually bother to vote probably do - rather than those idle gits who can't be even bothered to do so but still whinge about those who get in by default.

Report this post »

Repairman Jack, That bit , over there says...
2:03pm Wed 14 May 08

"how many people know who their local councillor is?."

Well those who actually bother to vote probably do - rather than those idle gits who can't be even bothered to do so but still whinge about those who get in by default.

Report this post »

Repairman Jack, That bit , over there says...
2:03pm Wed 14 May 08

"how many people know who their local councillor is?."

Well those who actually bother to vote probably do - rather than those idle gits who can't be even bothered to do so but still whinge about those who get in by default.

Report this post »

Repairman Jack, That bit , over there says...
2:03pm Wed 14 May 08

"how many people know who their local councillor is?."

Well those who actually bother to vote probably do - rather than those idle gits who can't be even bothered to do so but still whinge about those who get in by default.

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william hill, orford says...
3:26pm Wed 14 May 08

i did vote so have the right whinge

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william hill, orford says...
3:26pm Wed 14 May 08

i did vote so have the right whinge

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william hill, orford says...
3:26pm Wed 14 May 08

i did vote so have the right whinge

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william hill, orford says...
3:26pm Wed 14 May 08

i did vote so have the right whinge

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Tezzerwolf, warrington says...
4:00pm Wed 14 May 08

william hill wrote:
i did vote so have the right whinge
Me too

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Tezzerwolf, warrington says...
4:00pm Wed 14 May 08

william hill wrote:
i did vote so have the right whinge
Me too

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Tezzerwolf, warrington says...
4:00pm Wed 14 May 08

william hill wrote:
i did vote so have the right whinge
Me too

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Tezzerwolf, warrington says...
4:00pm Wed 14 May 08

william hill wrote:
i did vote so have the right whinge
Me too

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beach1, Great Sankey says...
6:59pm Wed 14 May 08

As a penalty for the Westbrook lights fiasco which cost £700,000 they should all repay their expenses and cover the cost!

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beach1, Great Sankey says...
6:59pm Wed 14 May 08

As a penalty for the Westbrook lights fiasco which cost £700,000 they should all repay their expenses and cover the cost!

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beach1, Great Sankey says...
6:59pm Wed 14 May 08

As a penalty for the Westbrook lights fiasco which cost £700,000 they should all repay their expenses and cover the cost!

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beach1, Great Sankey says...
6:59pm Wed 14 May 08

As a penalty for the Westbrook lights fiasco which cost £700,000 they should all repay their expenses and cover the cost!

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Triumph, Warrington says...
10:36am Thu 15 May 08

Perhaps the Warrington Guardian could publish details of these expense claims. It could make interesting reading. Its no use moaning about these figures when you have no idea whether they are justified or not.

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Triumph, Warrington says...
10:36am Thu 15 May 08

Perhaps the Warrington Guardian could publish details of these expense claims. It could make interesting reading. Its no use moaning about these figures when you have no idea whether they are justified or not.

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Triumph, Warrington says...
10:36am Thu 15 May 08

Perhaps the Warrington Guardian could publish details of these expense claims. It could make interesting reading. Its no use moaning about these figures when you have no idea whether they are justified or not.

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Triumph, Warrington says...
10:36am Thu 15 May 08

Perhaps the Warrington Guardian could publish details of these expense claims. It could make interesting reading. Its no use moaning about these figures when you have no idea whether they are justified or not.

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Triumph, Warrington says...
10:37am Thu 15 May 08

Perhaps the Warrington Guardian could publish details of these expense claims. It could make interesting reading. Its no use moaning about these figures when you have no idea whether they are justified or not.

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Triumph, Warrington says...
10:37am Thu 15 May 08

Perhaps the Warrington Guardian could publish details of these expense claims. It could make interesting reading. Its no use moaning about these figures when you have no idea whether they are justified or not.

Report this post »

Triumph, Warrington says...
10:37am Thu 15 May 08

Perhaps the Warrington Guardian could publish details of these expense claims. It could make interesting reading. Its no use moaning about these figures when you have no idea whether they are justified or not.

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Triumph, Warrington says...
10:37am Thu 15 May 08

Perhaps the Warrington Guardian could publish details of these expense claims. It could make interesting reading. Its no use moaning about these figures when you have no idea whether they are justified or not.

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Local man, cinnamon brow says...
10:01am Sat 17 May 08

its just a gravy train, hard to say no when everyone else is doing it. If you had the "right" to claim all sorts of allowances would you decline ? We should vote for someone who actually states they will try and clean up politics.

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Local man, cinnamon brow says...
10:01am Sat 17 May 08

its just a gravy train, hard to say no when everyone else is doing it. If you had the "right" to claim all sorts of allowances would you decline ? We should vote for someone who actually states they will try and clean up politics.

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Local man, cinnamon brow says...
10:01am Sat 17 May 08

its just a gravy train, hard to say no when everyone else is doing it. If you had the "right" to claim all sorts of allowances would you decline ? We should vote for someone who actually states they will try and clean up politics.

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Local man, cinnamon brow says...
10:01am Sat 17 May 08

its just a gravy train, hard to say no when everyone else is doing it. If you had the "right" to claim all sorts of allowances would you decline ? We should vote for someone who actually states they will try and clean up politics.

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