MPs are to be banned from using taxpayers money to buy new kitchens, televisions and other household goods for their second homes in London. There will also be tighter checks on how they spend their expenses, the Members Estimate Committee has said. They will still get £24,000 a year tax free for living away from home but are banned from spending it on furniture and home improvements.
There will also be tighter checks on how they spend their expenses, the Members Estimate Committee has said.
They will still get £24,000 a year tax free for living away from home but are banned from spending it on furniture and home improvements.
The Additional Cost Allowance would be replaced by an overnight expenses allowance of £19,600 a year for accommodation. External audit They would also be given £30 a day subsistence allowance without receipts, up to a maximum of £4,600 every year. But they would have to provide receipts for all other expenses from 1 April next year. At the moment they can claim for items up to £25 without receipts.
The Additional Cost Allowance would be replaced by an overnight expenses allowance of £19,600 a year for accommodation.
External audit
They would also be given £30 a day subsistence allowance without receipts, up to a maximum of £4,600 every year.
But they would have to provide receipts for all other expenses from 1 April next year. At the moment they can claim for items up to £25 without receipts.
