Show us the receipts: Some MPs are burning more cash than they earn

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There is a simple way to restore public confidence in how MPs spend taxpayer money. Publish fully itemised expenses, every quarter, for every MP. Line by line. No summaries. No vague categories. No hiding behind Parliamentary Service.

In New Zealand, an ordinary backbench MP earns around $168,600 a year, set by the independent …