It is “grotesque” that outgoing ministers can take severance pay even if they return to government months later, says a Lib Dem frontbencher.
Norman Baker says the payments are an abuse of taxpayers’ money and ex-ministers given new jobs should at least have to repay the cash.
Cabinet ministers are entitled to one quarter of their £74,902 salaries when they leave office.
The system began in 1991 and is to prevent sudden drops in income.
All severance payments below £30,000 are tax-free.
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