A fuller analysis of the revelations today will have to wait, but in the meantime, here are a few tidbits:
- Levitt claimed £938.50 for a ceramic hob, sink kit and other items from John Lewis in June 2008.
- Levitt claimed £24.99 for 'hair clippers' in July 2008, but his claim was refused by the fees office, as it was felt it was a "personal item and not a cost wholly and exclusively incurred for the purpose of performing your Parliamentary duties"
- Levitt claimed £5820.00 in March 2009 to refurbish the Kitchen in his London flat. In a letter to the fees office, he explained the existing kitchen consisted of "1970s Kitchen storage units which need replacing. The goods have been obtained at a substantial discount", thank god...
You can view the claims and associated documents in this PDF. There'll be more news and analysis as we get it
Which London home though?
ReplyDeleteAccording to The Guardian this week, at
www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2009/dec/10/mps-expenses-flipping-property
he moved his London home sometime in 2008-2009 and 2009-2010.
I now beging to understand his question about retrospective application of the change to the way that Capital Gains are treated on MPs second homes