Sunderland Council proposes £12,429 in allowances for deputy cabinet members
By
Pamela Bilalova
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Summary
Sunderland City Council's Reform UK party is proposing to reintroduce special responsibility allowances for some deputy cabinet members, two years after the positions were scrapped. The cost would be £12,429 per year, with only three of the seven deputies eligible. Liberal Democrat opposition leader Paul Edgeworth criticized the move, saying local residents would be "shocked," while the Reform group defended the decision.
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Sunderland City Council's leading Reform UK party said the proposals would come with 'a small additional cost', put at a total of £12,429 per year.
A spokesperson for the Reform group in the city defended the decision
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