Mark Wadsworth: That MP who only claimed £147,084 expenses in 2007-08

Wednesday 20 May 2009

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DBC Reed said...: Why does the same figure for Mps staying away keep recurring: 23,083?It is obviously some break-off or tripping point but what?; 20 May 2009 at 11:33
Mark Wadsworth said...: That's just the maximum they can claim. Some coincidence, huh?; 20 May 2009 at 11:35
DBC Reed said...: D'oh! As soon as I'd posted this I realised it was the maximum - but too late!
How an earth was the ridiculously precise figure arrived at?Is it entirely arbitary? No matter -they'd all aim at it whatever it was.; 20 May 2009 at 13:38
Mark Wadsworth said...: I can only assume they pitched the maximum second home allowance at median gross income for a full-time male employee or something.; 20 May 2009 at 13:39
dearieme said...: The fact that so many claimed the max just proves that the max is too low; many must have spent more and been limited in what they could claim, poor dears.; 20 May 2009 at 14:34

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