On Monday the full council will discuss recommendations put forward by the Independent Remuneration Panel, which could increase the leaders' allowance from £6,487 to £11,193 – a whopping 72.5 per cent increase.


It is also recommended that the basic allowance paid to all members increase from £2,378 to £3731 – a hike of 56.8 per cent.


However, a reason for the gap being so large is because members have previously rejected increases.


In its conclusion the panel wrote: "Members of the panel recognised that the council was facing extremely challenging financial difficulties, but accepted this could not be the guiding principal of the scheme. That had to be to achieve a remuneration package that was fair, equitable and justifiable which recognised the actual requirements of the role, the need to ensure that financial loss was not suffered by elected members, and further to ensure that, despite the input required, people were encouraged to come forward as elected members and that their service to the community was retained."


The report continues: "It was noted the allowances paid to members of Boston Borough Council were the lowest in Lincolnshire and one of the lowest in the country. This gap had been allowed to grow over a number of years as the council had previously not accepted the panel's recommendations."


Indeed this time last year, members voted against a rise in allowances.


They will decide on Monday evening whether to again do this.