{"id":167941,"date":"2015-11-19T10:29:07","date_gmt":"2015-11-19T10:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=167941"},"modified":"2015-11-19T10:57:09","modified_gmt":"2015-11-19T10:57:09","slug":"uk-pm-to-get-own-plane-for-official-trips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2015\/11\/uk-pm-to-get-own-plane-for-official-trips\/","title":{"rendered":"UK PM to get own plane for official trips"},"content":{"rendered":"
Prime Minister David Cameron and senior ministers are to get their own plane for official trips.<\/p>\n
An RAF Voyager A330 air-to-air refuelling aircraft will be refitted at a cost of about \u00a310m.<\/p>\n
The government says the move will save about \u00a3775,000 a year as the plane will be cheaper than chartering flights.<\/p>\n
The SNP’s Stewart Hosie said there needed to be “absolute transparency” to ensure the “best deal is made on behalf of the tax-payer”.<\/p>\n
“This announcement comes just a week before the spending review when we can expect to hear of more cuts from the Tories, which are already hitting people hard,” he added.<\/p>\n