Two MLAs have used up their annual £7,000 constituency office expenses allowance three months before the end of the financial year
Two MLAs have used up their annual £7,000 constituency office expenses allowance three months before the end of the financial year.
The Assembly confirmed to Belfast Live that two of the 90 MLAs have already reached their £7,000 limit set out in the expenses rules determination.The names of the MLAs have not been disclosed. "Once a member has used up the £7,000 allowed for in the determination, the Assembly is unable to pay any invoices that exceed that amount."
"The figures for the quarter ending 31 December 2022 should be published by the end of February 2023."
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