Sir – As winter approaches, Oxfordshire council tax payers are bracing themselves for cuts to front-line services as well as escalating fuel and food costs.
Meanwhile, our council sees fit in these austere times to advertise for not one, but two deputy directors, each attracting a salary of £98,000.
Only two weeks before the council advertised for a grand total of eight new policy officers at salaries up to £44,000.
While proclaiming their commitment to safeguard front-line services how can Oxfordshire county councillors justify these massive back-office costs?
Lesley Campbell, Bampton
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