Taxpayer-Funded £20k Pay Rise for Mayor Dan Norris

West of England Metro Mayor Dan Norris is set to receive a pay rise of £20,000 following a decision by council leaders.

Mr Norris, who lives in Somerset, will receive the 30% rise as £5,000 every year for the next four years, taking his salary from £67,000 to £87,000.

The approval was given at a West of England Combined Authority (WECA) committee meeting last week.

It was one of a series of budget proposals approved.

The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) said approval was given following an “awkward silence” from the council leaders.

The rise will mean Mr Norris will be paid a higher salary than an MP, which starts at £81,932.

South Gloucestershire Council leader Toby Savage told BBC Radio Bristol before the meeting that WECA should be funding bus services, not politicians’ income rises.

Source: BBC News