Revealed: How much are taxpayers spending on unused transport for former PMs?
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New data shows former politicians are taking the taxpayers for a ride.
A new article in the Spinoff has revealed the Government has been spending around $300,000 per year to provide Crown limousines to former Prime Ministers and their spouses - even though the service goes mostly unused.
Remuneration Authority chair Geoff Summers says it's unclear if these costs could be cut as a result.
"All it says is that when a person stops being a Prime Minister, as the Royal Commission said way back then - it inevitably attracts obligations of a social nature that don't disappear with retirement."
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