Salaries, Expenses and Public Expenditure
Publishing the names of those who earn more than the Prime Minister might sound a populist measure and perhaps when the fuss ends it will be. The PM takes around £150k although he’s entitled to around £200k, not including board, lodgings, second houses and transport. Seems a bit wrong way round really as the PM should be worth more than £200k and should take his full salary. An ordinary manager in a large company can earn £50k and in London no doubt higher. The salary below £250k is a bit light, surely the PM is worth £400k. The Civil Servants earning large salaries have large organisations with massive budgets that need detailed and visionary leadership. Surely they are worth their salaries it’s just that the PM is paid too little.
How long is the expenses saga going to continue. It’s time the press switched off and gave it fair commentary. The constant sniping with blown up headlines is making a mockery out of politics. Few people in the whole population could have all their dealings examined and not have an item pulled out and questioned especially when it comes to business expenses. So someone claimed for a room they were actually living in!
All purchases made from public expenditure are to be published if they are above £25,000. This sounds a good idea and ideal for those rakers of data who might turn up a few less justifiable items that crept through. Then again there might be a sudden increase in items costing £24,999. It will probably be a long list and should be successful in bringing government activity into public scrutiny. Might we find out how much a building actually costs or will it be a building with a full stock of furniture and 5 years of maintenance so letting through a mass of purchases.