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# County councillors agree to freeze allowances
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/county-councillors-agree-to-freeze-allowances/
- Published: 2011-03-18T11:02:47.000Z
- Updated: 2011-03-18T11:03:08.000Z
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:32, News

County councillors have voted to freeze their allowances for the third year running.

The basic renumeration figure will stay at £9,244 after the decision was taken at a meeting yesterday (March 17).

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Philip Atkins

Staffordshire County Council leader Philip Atkins said:

> “This is the right decision and a sensible one. It would be inappropriate for councillors’ allowances to rise at a time when many people in Staffordshire are going through tough times and our own employees’ pay is currently frozen.  
>  
> “We remain committed to our core values of backing the economy and supporting vulnerable people, while fighting the national deficit.”