W&PBC employee costs

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Dear Stuart,

I am very sorry for the long delay in responding to your request regarding
the employment costs for the ten highest paid officers of the council. 
I'm pleased to say that we can provide you with this information.  As
requested, we have broken down the costs according to pre-tax salary,
bonuses, NI contributions, claimed expenses, vehicle costs.

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|Item |Cost |
|--------------------------------------+---------------------------------|
|Annual Salary |£596,772 |
|--------------------------------------+---------------------------------|
|Bonuses |£0^1 |
|--------------------------------------+---------------------------------|
|NI |£61,949 |
|--------------------------------------+---------------------------------|
|Expenses |£3,235^2 |
|--------------------------------------+---------------------------------|
|Vehicle Costs |£34,256 |
|--------------------------------------+---------------------------------|
|Total Costs |£767,490 |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

^1 - WPBC does not pay bonuses

^2 - Reimbursed expenses; primarily mileage with small element of
subsistence

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David Sinclair

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