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Article: GBP 8m in MSPs' expenses - but what do we get for it?
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- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- December 22, 2004
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MSPS have recorded an inflation-busting rise in the amount they
claim in expenses, according to figures released yesterday which
showed that the tax- payers' bill for Holyrood allowances rose to
almost GBP 8 million last year.
The politicians immediately faced demands that they take part in a
"value-for-money" audit after details of their expenses claims for
2003-4 were published.
The statistics showed a huge range of claims from different MSPs,
but top of the list was Keith Raffan, a Liberal Democrat. Mr Raffan
is one of the MSPs representing Mid-Scotland and Fife, yet he managed
to put in travel expenses totalling GBP 41,154.64 for the 2003-4
financial year.
With MSPs' mileage expenses ...