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The general expenditure allowance is, according to the rules of the European Parliament, "chiefly intended to cover office management expenditure, phone bills, postage, the purchase, management and use of IT equipment, and travel by Members within their own Member State". The general expenditure allowance for 2007 totalled £31,929.48. 100% of expenditure is supported by documentation and yearly accounts are prepared by an external accountant (Tait Walker of Gosforth, Newcastle). A summary of the accounts is displayed in the table below.
| Advertising |
229 |
| Bank charges |
61 |
| Computer costs |
44 |
| Dilapidation Fund |
1073 |
| Insurance |
321 |
| Legal and professional fees |
975 |
| Light and heat |
2214 |
| Printing, stationary and postage |
1207 |
| Rates and water |
3804 |
| Rent |
14381 |
| Repairs and maintenance |
53 |
| Subscriptions |
65 |
| Sundry expenses |
918 |
| Telephone |
3539 |
| Travel and subsistence |
3045 |
| Total |
31929 |
Fiona employs Tait Walker chartered accountants as a service provider to prepare the office accounts. Fiona’s paying agent is the Director of Finance of the UK Liberal Democrats. Fiona is not a member of the additional voluntary pension scheme and does not employ any members of her family.
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Fiona Hall MEP
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