Rochdale councillors allowances are to be frozen for the next four years - and they will no longer get a mobile phone as part of the job.
Recommendations from an independent panel are expected to be approved when they go before a meeting of the full council next week.
It is the first full review of councillors remuneration since 2016 - when elected members sparked uproar by overwhelmingly voting through a 34pc pay rise. READ MORE : The multi-million pound black hole in Greater Manchester's finances - and the cuts planned to close it The town hall echoed with boos and cries of ‘disgraceful’ as councillors - bar two Lib Dems - endorsed proposals put forward by an independent committee.
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