THIRTY-EIGHT former MPs have been forced to repay almost $36,000 to taxpayers after they were investigated for wrongly claiming a range of travel perks under the Gold Pass scheme.
Despite already receiving a generous taxpayer-funded superannuation nest egg and free business-class air travel, the retired MPs wrongly claimed perks such as flights for spouses and children, chauffeur-driven cars, taxis, rail trips and valet parking.
Documents obtained by the Herald Sun under Freedom of Information reveal those forced to pay back money include former ministers Peter Reith, Ian Sinclair, Alexander Downer, Alan Griffiths, Graham Richardson, Larry Anthony, John Brown, Brian Howe, Dame Margaret Guilfoyle and Barry Jones.
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