Scarborough Town Council faces scrutiny over 600% increase in Mayor’s allowance

Scarborough Town Council faces scrutiny over 600% increase in Mayor’s allowance

Scarborough Town Council has faced scrutiny for increasing its mayor’s allowance by 600 per cent despite a ‘cautious’ spending commitment.

Essex county councillor allowance increases - Your Harlow

ESSEX county councillors are set to receive a 5.4 per cent increase in their basic allowances, despite concerns that some may not have been re-elected had local elections gone ahead this year reports the Local Democracy Reporter. The independent remuneration panel’s recommendation means the basic allowance will increase from £13,730 per annum to £14,471 per year. It means the total annual amount in basic allowance for all 75 councillors is set t…