PMO Staffers to return $65K in 'unreasonable' moving expense

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Senior PMO staffers Gerald Butts and Katie Telford to return $65K in 'unreasonable' moving expenses

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Top PMO staffers release detailed breakdown of moving expenses charged to taxpayers

By Peter Zimonjic, CBC News Posted: Sep 22, 2016 6:12 PM ET| Last Updated: Sep 22, 2016 6:20 PM ET

Gerald Butts and Katie Telford, senior staff in the Prime Minister's Office, said they will repay more than $65,000 in moving expenses in a statement issued on Facebook Thursday Sept. 22, 2016 that provided a breakdown of taxpayer-reimbursed expenses.

Two senior officials in the Prime Minister's Office have issued a statement breaking down the $200,000 in moving expenses charged to the taxpayer, saying they will pay back more than $65,000 in charges they decided were "unreasonable."

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's principal secretary Gerald Butts initially claimed $127,000 and his chief of staff Katie Telford charged $80,000 to move from Toronto to Ottawa.

The statement said that Trudeau has asked the secretary of the treasury board to create a new policy to govern relocation expenses across government.

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