In June we reported on how Merseytravel voted to increase their allowances a little more.
"The German artillery has increased their allowance per battery today .The ubiquity of Ivens's camera gives Hemingway plenty of material for his biting comment.
They can also reward their teens for responsible phone use by increasing their allowance".
The new law would also stop employees from loading up on overtime and other payments in their final working years to increase their retirement allowance.
Potential Accord lessees can choose to increase their mileage allowance beyond the modest 1,000 miles a month average of the promotional lease.
Local factors, such as the decision of Lib Dem councillors in Torbay to increase their expenses allowance by 60%, clearly help to explain some of the apparent inconsistencies in the outcome.
The District Health Management Team, especially those in Thyolo, mentioned that they were constantly being approached by staff to increase their locum allowances.
He described the nurses' strike as "deplorable and reprehensible" because the government had released £12m to increase their pay and allowances.
Still, ABI said that 40% of those surveyed said they expect to spend the same amount this holiday season as they did last year, and 13% plan to increase their gift-giving allowances.
A recent example was the impunity among members of parliament who were trying to increase their already high salaries and allowances, and I was involved in trying to advocate for the repeal of such laws.
