Councillors show personal thrift

ALLOWANCES paid to Rother councillors - currently a taxable Â£4,237 per year - are set to stay unchanged in the district council's budget for 2011/12.

By The Newsroom

Published 13th Dec 2010, 10:00 BST

Updated 7th Jun 2018, 20:23 BST

On Monday, Rother’s cabinet heard that an independent remuneration panel had recommended no increase and members agreed that this should be put before the full council for approval as a one-year settlement, also binding on next May’s newly-elected council.

Cllr Robin Patten (Con), who proposed acceptance and was seconded by Cllr Paul Osborne (Con), said: “I think that the recommendation is highly satisfactory and suitable for the difficult economic conditions we are living in.”

Cllr Tony Ganly (Con) also backed the freeze, but said: “I think it should be stated clearly that the basic £4,237, which is also taxable, is not a prince’s ransom.

“It would be useful if the public was made aware that we don’t live high on the hog.”

The independent remuneration panel will need to be reconvened next autumn to consider allowances for the remaining term of the council at that time.

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