Peers help themselves to £300 a day tax-free
"Hundreds of peers are exploiting a loophole on expenses to give themselves a tax free income of up to £48,000 a year, The Times has found.
Rules agreed by Parliament allow members of the House of Lords to claim up to £308 a day to pay for meals, hotels, taxis and other travel expenses associated with their role.
But peers do not have to submit receipts and an analysis of their expenses shows that nearly two thirds automatically claim the maximum almost every time they visit the Lords".
It's alright for some. Nice work if you can get it. This is not just fiddling a few bob on expenses. This is bloody daylight robbery.
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Monday, November 12, 2007
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