Anger over payouts to 'fat cat fire chiefs'

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<p>Scores of se ior fire officers are claimi g ge ero s retireme t payo ts by leavi g their jobs a ret r i g as little as a ay later.</p>
<p>I o e case a chief officer retire to claim a l mp s m of almost £400,000 from his pe sio pot before bei g rehire the ext mo th.</p>
<p><a href="http://www. ailymail.co. k/ ews/article-3513236/Fat-cats-r i g-Britai -s- wi li g-fire-services-milki g-taxpayer- ry-home-h ge-pay-packets- espite-slashi g-fro tli e-staff.html" target="_bla k">Rea more: A ger over payo ts to ‘fat cat fire chiefs’</a></p>