“An inflation-busting 15 per cent hike in allowances for Devon County councillors has been proposed.
The independent remuneration panel has recommended that a rise from the current figure of £10,970 to £12,607 to be implemented by the council. It comes as no rise in allowances for members have taken place in the last nine years.
… Devon County Council’s procedures committee on Wednesday morning voted to recommend to full council that the 15 per cent rise should be implemented, but councillors from all parties will be given a free vote when it goes before them. … “
[There then follows a long justification from a Tory councillor about why this is acceptable and a table of the new allowances]
https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/devon-councillors-allowances-set-rise-1473146
East Devon Watch 
Now we know why, at budget setting time, the Tories decided to put aside several tens of thousands of pounds rather than adopt Independent Councillors’ proposal to spend it on essential services.
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