A row has broken out over the cost of a senior management shake-up at a Devon  council.

The former Liberal Democrat leader of Teignbridge Council says a cost-cutting  exercise by the Tory authority will actually result in more staff and swell the  wage bill by as much as £59,000 a year.

Councillor Alan Connett said figures “unearthed by the opposition” show that  slimming down the operation from three directors to four “business leads” will  have the inverse effect of swelling the combined salary of the new senior tier  from between £226,175 and  £285,124.

He also claims the changes were “forced through” by the ruling group without  councillors being allowed to vote on the proposals.

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