MP Tim Yeo was paid £135,970 last year by three 'green' companies
He has moved an amendment to the Energy Bill that would set a crippling target for the amount of carbon dioxide by generating power in 2030
Like all MPs Tim Yeo is paid £65,000 but three 'green' companies also paid the Conservative MP for South Suffolk £135,970 in last year alone
Pay packet: Like all MPs Tim Yeo is paid £65,000 but three 'green' companies also paid the Conservative MP for South Suffolk £135,970 in last year alone
Like all MPs, Tim Yeo is paid £65,000 a year. But he never has to make do with just that. Last year alone, three ‘green’ companies paid the Conservative MP for South Suffolk £135,970.
For this, he usually did just a few hours’ work a month. Yet he may be the firms’ most valuable asset, as Mr Yeo is chairman of the Commons Select Committee on Energy and Climate Change, and so plays a key role in shaping the green economy in which his sometime employers – AFC Energy, Eco City Vehicles and TMO Renewables – operate.
See full Article: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2283558/How-MPs-pay-subsidised-eco-firms-set-insane-new-carbon-targets-send-heating-bills-sky-rocketing.html
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