Wednesday, February 17, 2010
"Councils afraid to say how much they pay chiefs"
I think government salaries should be available to the taxpayers.
I CAN understand why one would prefer differently; however, it's the people's money, and the people deserve to know where and how their money is being spent...
I CAN understand why one would prefer differently; however, it's the people's money, and the people deserve to know where and how their money is being spent...
Christopher Hope reports in the U.K. Daily Telegraph:
"The Government had ordered local authorities to disclose the earnings of all executives after concerns were raised about the size of pay increases granted to council officers.
But local authorities claimed that the pay disclosures would leave their staff vulnerable to reprisals from taxpayers. They argued that officers would be subjected to 'personalised attacks and mischief making'.
They said family members might be threatened and officials’ children bullied at school. One local authority even said the proposals represented 'a gross invasion of privacy'.
The TaxPayers’ Alliance, which uncovered the exchange after a Freedom of Information request, accused council chiefs of resorting to emotional blackmail' and 'scare-mongering'."
