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The £100k-a-year Lords: Peers are set for the equivalent of six figures as their tax-free daily allowance is boosted to £360 – and they get an extra £100 to cover hotels

By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 13:17 GMT, 24 March 2024 | Updated: 13:22 GMT, 24 March 2024 Some peers are set to withdraw the equivalent of £100,000 a year after hiking to their allowances. The tax-free daily allowance in the House of Lords is due to rise from £342 to £360 next month in line with the 5.5 per cent increase in MPs’ salaries. But members who live outside London are also getting up to £100 a day for hotels – something that was previously seen as covered by the per diem. With around 150 sitting days… Read More
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Corruption Eradication Commission Confiscates 10 Plots of North Maluku Governor’s Land, Some of which Have Been Built with Hotels

Jakarta – The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) confiscated a number of assets belonging to the inactive Governor of North Maluku (Malut) Abdul Gani Kasuba (AGK). Head of KPK News, Ali Fikri, said the assets were spread across Ternate, Tidore Islands and South Halmahera. “Based on information from witnesses examined by the investigative team, it was found that suspect AGK had owned several economically valuable assets spread across several locations, including Ternate City, Tidore Islands Regency, and Bacan, South Halmahera, allegedly related to the case currently being investigated. ,” said Ali Fikri to journalists, Friday (22/3/2024). Ali said the assets confiscated… Read More