Official privilege
- Corporate privileges
- Perks
- Abuse of fringe benefits
- Government perks
- Undisclosed lobbying largesse
- Taxpayer-funded government perks
Incidence
In 1993, a US senator proposed the mandatory disclosure of gifts (exceeding a $20 value) given to law-makers by the estimated 8,000 to 12,000 professional lobbyists in the country, as the previous 1946 US gift rule provided numerous loopholes for the collection of unreported perks.
Claim
Government perks often exceed the collection of small gifts, as lawmakers benefit by dodging penalty for bounced cheques and unpaid bills and by travelling and dining on taxpayer money.
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Strategy
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SDG
Metadata
Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
Commerce » Business enterprises
Commerce » Finance
Commerce » Taxation
Communication » Influencing
Government » Government
Social activity » Welfare
Societal problems » Maltreatment
Content quality
Unpresentable
Language
English
1A4N
D5725
DOCID
11457250
D7NID
132556
Last update
May 20, 2022