Thursday, March 08, 2007
Wonder Where Your Council Tax is Going?
(From the BBC)
* 578 council employees were paid more than £100,000 in 2005-6.
* The highest earner was Tom Scholes, chief executive of Renfrewshire Council in Scotland, who received £233,029
* Second was Kent chief executive Peter Gilroy - who earned £229,999
* The total wage bill for those on the list was £72 million - compared to £53 million for those in the same earning bracket in 2004-5.
* That represents a 35% payrise.
* 578 council employees were paid more than £100,000 in 2005-6.
* The highest earner was Tom Scholes, chief executive of Renfrewshire Council in Scotland, who received £233,029
* Second was Kent chief executive Peter Gilroy - who earned £229,999
* The total wage bill for those on the list was £72 million - compared to £53 million for those in the same earning bracket in 2004-5.
* That represents a 35% payrise.
