EU officials cash in on £200 million expat perk
19th September 2011
Two thirds of EU officials are cashing in on an expat perk that gives them an extra 16 per cent on top of their salary for their entire working life at a cost of £200 million a year.
As Jerry Pournelle often observes, the purpose of government is to hire and pay government workers.
And, as John Derbyshire (Patron Saint of Dyspepsia) always says, ‘Get a government job!’.