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Illogical Salaries

The pay scale for politicians from towns to the Central Government is a mess. Oh, there is system set down, but it produced idiosyncrasies.

Politicians’ Salaries Frozen

The Motril Town Council, in its efforts to achieve ‘budget stability,’ has decided to continue with a policy taken in 2010, which has reportedly saved almost 100,000 euros for the municipal coffers – by not increasing the salaries of the Town-Council members.

Benavides Earned Less Than Claimed

It was often claimed that the ex-Mayor of Almunecar, Juan Carlos Benavides, earned a staggering 80,000 euros per annum; more than the Spanish Prime Minister, but according to his last tax declaration, the Town Hall paid him 66,447 euros.