£50,000 salaries: Hull City Council disputes Taxpayer Alliance claims
Hull City Council officials are disputing figures released by the Taxpayers Alliance (TPA) showing the authority employed 270 staff earning more than £50,000 in 2010-12.
The TPA compared the Hull total with 63 staff at East Riding Council and 52 at North Lincolnshire Council.
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Salary data: The Guildhall
The data was compiled after the pressure group submitted identical Freedom of Information requests to all councils across the UK.
But, in a statement, the city council said comparisons were unfair as some authorities did not include education staff who provided services to schools and colleges.
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It also said Hull funded a number of joint posts, including the coroner.
It said: "Taking all of this into account, a fair figure for all management posts paid at present above £50,000 is 63. This is competitive with neighbouring authorities and nowhere near the 270. The council is also examining management structures to see if further savings can be made."
However, Hull TPA co-ordinator Andrew Allison said the council's own accounts for 2011-12 listed 270 "officers" on £50,000-plus salaries.
He said: "Either they are officers or education staff. Other councils' accounts differentiate between the two but Hull's do not."
7 Comments
by arntdullinul
Friday, February 22 2013, 4:26PM
“Don't tell him Pike!”
by bewildered1
Friday, February 22 2013, 11:50AM
“Worker1l1
"Typical lies and misinformation from the fascist stormtroopers of the Labour menace
Don't you people realise that if it wasn't for the valiant actions of the TPA we'd all be speaking German now?"
Gott und himmel you are ze doppelganger? I vill put you on my list- vott is your name?”
by dallhullio
Friday, February 22 2013, 10:18AM
“This TPA chappie sounds like he's just trying to make a fuss whatever the justification. Clearly, he's comparing none comparable information and ignoring the explanation given. Idiot.”
by Worker111
Friday, February 22 2013, 9:50AM
“Pat,
I suggest you check the username more closely. I have a doppleganger.
Soneone is actually sad enough to go to the trouble of creating a fake account to fool people the drivel they spout comes from me.
Personally I have no idea who funds the TPA, but as long as it isn't the taxpayer I don't care.”
by PatrickNewman
Friday, February 22 2013, 9:29AM
“Worker111: You must have worked on your contribution for hours! Perhaps you could turn your attention to persuading the slippery Mr Allison to reveal where his funding comes from and whether the TPA was the company that subsidised Mr Grove's PCC election campaign to the tune of £2000.
Was the TPA (AKA Tax Payers Army!) mentioned in dispatches during the second world war?”
by RobTenerife
Friday, February 22 2013, 9:00AM
“Very simple way to clear this up, why not publish the job titles of the employees who earn over 50k per annum.”
by Worker1l1
Friday, February 22 2013, 8:33AM
“Typical lies and misinformation from the fascist stormtroopers of the Labour menace
Don't you people realise that if it wasn't for the valiant actions of the TPA we'd all be speaking German now?”