Monday, 29 June 2009

Short distance, sizeable haul

The Assembly’s expenses get published today, and it’s only natural for attention to be focused on the Additional Cost Allowance. This is the inoffensive name for payments made towards the cost of hotel accomodation or for renting a second home plus all the associated electricity, council tax, broadband and subsistence for the poor weary AMs who cannot possible make the journey home from Cardiff to the Swansea area and back again during weekdays – when they’re not in family-friendly recess mode, that is.

According to the wizzo expenses system now available on line, the results for constituency and regional representatives in this locality are:

Andrew Davies - £0; Edwina Hart - £0; Val Lloyd - £10,010; Peter Black - £11,618; Alun Cairns - £10,275; Bethan Jenkins - £12,943; Dai Lloyd - £0

No comment from us on the disparities or reasons behind them. That is probably best left to those named to provide. Details are available here.

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