Councillors reject £200 pay rise amid 'pressures'

Councillors in Wakefield have unanimously voted in favour of rejecting a recommendation to accept an increase to their allowances.

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An independent panel proposed that district councillors receive a pay rise during the current financial year to keep pace with inflation.

Wakefield Council leader Denise Jeffery told a meeting that councillors felt it was “not appropriate” to accept the recommendation as the local authority faced financial pressures.