Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson is to introduce a motion before council Tuesday to have all the details of council's expenses available on line. The city provides an annual breakdown of salary and expenses for both councillors and the mayor. A report on those figures will be presented at council Tuesday. But the expenses are not detailed like in other cities, notably Toronto. That city goes so far as to make their politicians' invoices available online. "We should be making it as easy as possible for the public to see how City Council spends its money," said Robertson in a release. "By posting the details of individual expenses online, taxpayers can see what their elected officials are spending their budgets on," he said. "Other cities around the world already do this and it's time Vancouver did too."
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