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19/10/2017
Taxpayers Pay Over £32k A Month For Broadcasting Contract
Taxpayers are forking out over £32,000 per month to a firm that broadcasts debates in the Northern Ireland Assembly, despite no sittings at Stormont since January.
TUV leader Jim Allister described the revelations as "staggering".
He said: "What sort of a contract did the Assembly Commission negotiate if it requires payment for no output?
"Hospital waiting lists grow, schools are cash strapped, but the Assembly can pay out almost £400,000 per annum to have broadcasting facilities for an empty chamber. Little wonder Stormont is held in such disrepute. It is time The Assembly Commission got real. The meagre 7.5% reduction for no output is derisory. The taxpayer is being ripped off."
TUV leader Jim Allister described the revelations as "staggering".
He said: "What sort of a contract did the Assembly Commission negotiate if it requires payment for no output?
"Hospital waiting lists grow, schools are cash strapped, but the Assembly can pay out almost £400,000 per annum to have broadcasting facilities for an empty chamber. Little wonder Stormont is held in such disrepute. It is time The Assembly Commission got real. The meagre 7.5% reduction for no output is derisory. The taxpayer is being ripped off."
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