Sentence examples for use of expenses from inspiring English sources

He was also ordered to pay back almost £14,000 to the taxpayer following an investigation into his use of expenses by Westminster's sleaze watchdog.

After allegations over his use of expenses were revealed in The Telegraph, he admitted the rules on expenses were "in complete tatters".

Westminster's independent sleaze watchdog has confirmed it will launch an inquiry into the use of expenses, which could see the system scrapped in favour of a pay increase for MPs. Gordon Brown has also written to Sir Christopher Kelly, chairman of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, asking for his inquiry to examine whether MPs should be allowed to hold second jobs.

In the past few months, Britain has been rocked by scandals related to the use of expense accounts by members of Parliament, but The Guardian did not explain how or if the information it obtained was used, or if it had any relation to the scandals.

She is expected to repay thousands of pounds and also apologise for her use of the expenses system, the Telegraph said.

The Parliamentary Standards Commissioner, John Lyon, has been asked to investigate Mr McNulty's use of the expenses system after receiving a formal complaint from the Tory MP Greg Hands.

I think MPs will appreciate the chance to mingle with other, hard-working public servants at the end of the workday, while helping the Treasury to pay down part of our trillion-pound debt.Nigel Williams ChesterSIR – It is nice to hear that at least one MP made good use of his expenses.

Although there is an argument that providing stamped return envelopes is an inappropriate use of research expenses (especially for research with public funds) and is not cost-beneficial, it depends on the survey response rates that you expect to achieve.

Critics complained that Mr. Spisto also made frequent use of his expense accounts to pay for meals at the Union Square Cafe and the Grand Tier restaurant at the Metropolitan Opera House.

Kelly published 60 recommendations last month to reform MPs' pay and perks following the scandal that broke earlier this year over the use of the expense allowance.

KPMG, the international accounting firm, agreed yesterday to pay $9 million to settle government accusations that it helped a group of hospitals in Florida and Kentucky defraud Medicare through the use of bogus expense claims.