Brisbane City Council committee chairs have new guidelines on the use of ratepayer-funded Cabcharge cards.
It was revealed in August that ratepayers had footed the bill after spending almost $14,000 on taxis this last council term for committee members using taxis since 2016.
The Cabcharge cards are issued to members of the council’s establishment and coordination committee, the chair of council, the leader of the opposition and the chief executive officer.
However, opposition leader Jared Cassidy says "These supposed ‘new’ guidelines have loopholes you could drive a bus through, let alone a cab.”