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All MPs' claims may be publishedMPs claimed nearly £11.5m in additional costs allowances last year
Detailed expenses claims of all MPs dating back to 2004 look set to be published, the BBC has learned.
Most MPs can claim up to £23,000 a year towards the cost of a second home using the additional costs allowance.
The Commons has been ordered to publish details of 14 MPs' claims under Freedom of Information laws. Earlier it published a list of maximum prices allowed per item under the ACA, including £10,000 for a new kitchen.
'John Lewis List'
ALLOWABLE CLAIMS
New kitchen: £10,000
New bathroom: £6,335
Washing machine: £350
Flooring: £35 per square metre
MPs can claim ACA to cover the costs of staying overnight away from their main home, including rent, hotel bills and mortgage interest payments.
They can also claim for items like televisions, beds and refurbishment of their properties, as well as up to £400 a month for food.
It showed MPs were allowed to claim up to £10,000 to install a new kitchen, up to £6,335 for a new bathroom and £750 for a television or stereo.
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What a bloody outrage, and all of this comes out of tax payers money  Why the hell can't they have a cheaper kitchen like every bugger else??? and all that for a new bathroom??? Mine cost about £300 including all fittings and tiles AND flooring!!! What faith can we have in people that take advantage of us and our money?? GRRRRR Whats your views?
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