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Bills not paid on exes says Woolas
Date published: 25/06/2009
PHIL Woolas today hit back over claims he had paid an accountant out of his Parliamentary expenses.
Last week MPs expenditure was published on line, and since the Oldham East and Saddleworth MP has come under fire over four bills from an accountantancy firm, each for £930.60p,
Mr Woolas said the claim related to tax matters as an MP and Minister and the money is paid from the salaries allowance — not his expenses.
He said: “This is not money I receive and indeed I pay tax on it.
“If I was not an MP and a minister, I would not have to submit these returns. It is therefore allowed under both the fees system and rules.”
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Tax matters x4,why was the tax due??????????????????
last weeks Sunday Times
A Whitehall whistleblower has lifted the lid on chaos in the immigration system, disclosing that more than one in three successful visa applications by Pakistanis “lacked credibility”.
A secret internal report, leaked to The Sunday Times by an official in the UK Border Agency, discloses how travel permits were granted without even the most basic of checks.
Woolas is in charge of this.
“This is not money I receive and indeed I pay tax on it"- do you always pay tax on money you don't receive?
“If I was not an MP and a minister, I would not have to submit these returns" - my heart bleeds!
Poor man, may be he would like to swap with me?
What a load of rubbish. "If I was not an MP I would not ... etc" to justify his claim. If he were not an MP he would still have to eat, so why does he claim £400 a month for food, since he only has one stomach.
By Old_Mancunian @ 25/06/2009 14:14:58
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