In the name of transparency and accountability, County Councillor Chris Coates has published the amount of money that he has received from the County Council. Cllr Coates received £8,040.18 last year, compared to the average claim of £14,582.07 for County Councillors.
He explained, “I get the basic allowance which each County Councillor receives. This is essentially a part-time wage to cover the time I spend at meetings and on sorting out problems for local residents, which takes up about three days each week. The only expenses I claim are the occasional train fare for meetings not held at County Hall; these amount to only £44.13 in total over four years.”
Money received by all Councillors for allowances and expenses are available on the Lancashire County Council & Lancaster City Council websites. As the relevant pages are not always easy to find, North Lancashire Green Councillors have decided to publish their own figures on an annual basis
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Lancaster Central County Councillor Chris Coates |
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Allowances received 2005 – 2009 |
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Dates |
Basic Allowance |
Tax |
Net |
Travel |
Total received |
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2005/2006 |
£8,289.23 |
£1,822.04 |
£6,467.19 |
£3.40 |
£6,470.59 |
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2006/2007 |
£9,534.00 |
£2,097.48 |
£7,436.52 |
£6.53 |
£7,443.05 |
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2007/2008 |
£9,770.04 |
£2,149.40 |
£7,620.64 |
£27.80 |
£7,648.44 |
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2008/2009 |
£10,039 |
£2,005.22 |
£8,033.78 |
£6.40 |
£8,040.18 |
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Total received 2005 – 2009 |
£29,602.26 |
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Average of all County Cllrs 08/09 less tax |
£14,582.07 |
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