Money

Have the Council found a Magic Money Tree for their five development projects?

January 24, 2022 // 3 Comments

Folkestone & Hythe District Council five development projects, are all subject to rising inflation, higher borrowing costs, and supply chain issues, which means costs [...]

Cllrs claim more allowances in 2020/21 than 2019/20

June 12, 2021 // 0 Comments

In the 2020/21 financial year, when Covid hit, when all Folkestone & Hythe District Councillors couldn’t travel to conferences and claim subsistence and other [...]

Kent motorists milked for £50 million in 2019/20

January 24, 2021 // 0 Comments

Updated: 15:12 – 27/01/21 Parking income is derived from three main sources: meter income, residents’ and business permits, and penalties. Other sources are towing [...]

Folkestone & Hythe District Councillors Allowances 2019/20

June 17, 2020 // 1 Comment

Congratulations to Cllr Gary Fuller (pictured) (Lib Dem) for being the Cllr who claimed the least expenses for the financial year 2019/20. He claimed just £4,878 As always [...]

Council Tax Set to Rise By £74 On Band D Property

February 18, 2020 // 1 Comment

Tomorrow (19/02/20), Folkestone & Hythe District Council will set its Council tax rate for 2020/21. It will come as no surprise to many of you that Council tax will rise. [...]

Lack of Transparency: Kent District Cllrs Allowances & Expenses now published annually.

October 25, 2018 // 1 Comment

All 12 Councils (not including Medway) in Kent, have elected to publish Cllrs allowances and expenses on an annual basis. There has not been a word about this lack of [...]

Stuck in a moment you can’t get out of Mr. Stainer?

October 13, 2018 // 2 Comments

It must be hard being Michael Stainer (pictured below) as the multiple investigations continue into his complex web of companies, and now his personal finances. HMRC, Crown [...]

Christmas In July & Pimping Otterpool Park At Cannes.

July 21, 2017 // 4 Comments

Pinsent Masons LLP have been called “reprehensible” (26:00 onwards) and “unethical” in some corners of the financial press. They have as it has been [...]

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