Summary
The payment of large sums of money by developers to fund environmental and transportation improvements in return for planning permission is regarded as bribery by the public, a Birmingham city councillor has claimed.
Labour's Chaman Lal said it was difficult to persuade people that the process, known as Section 106 agreements, was perfectly legal and above board.See the full content of this document
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Developer Payments Are 'Bribes'
His comments followed the disclosure that private sector firms have signed agreements to pay the council pounds 21 million in order to secure planning permission ...
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