NSW:Councils won't get away with spending on the corporate card

AAP General News (Australia)
04-18-2006
NSW:Councils won't get away with spending on the corporate card

The New South Wales government says councillors are accountable for personal expenses
such as dinners .. accommodation .. and dry cleaning .. that they charge to their council
credit cards.

News Limited papers have reported today that mayors and general managers of 10 Sydney
councils had bought items such as Italian coffee machines .. exotic dinners and paid
dry cleaning bills with corporate credit cards during the past 18 months.

But local Government Minister KERRY HICKEY says guidelines are in place for all credit
card expenses to be tabled in councils' annual reports.

Mr HICKEY says they provide transparency for ratepayers to see where government funds are going.

And he says he's confident councils are generally reimbursed for councillors' personal expenses.

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KEYWORD: COUNCILS (SYDNEY)

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