ALL Powys County Councillors are set to receive a £150 pay rise this year after a one per cent increase was agreed by a national body.
At Powys County Council’s annual meeting on Thursday, May 13, councillors were asked to approve a report by the Independent Remuneration Panel for Wales which gives them a 1.06 per cent pay increase.
The panel’s decision applies to all 22 local authorities in Wales and is supposed to reflect increases in the cost of living and earnings.
Authorities are not able to amend the nationally-set remuneration rates, but individual councillors may choose to forego part of their entitlement if they wish to do so in writing.