I suggest Brighton and Hove City Council invests as tour operators if it can finance a trip for two councillors to Yokohama, Japan, for only £1,333 (The Argus, February 7).

This surely must beat any offer by the high-street travel agents - unless the reported cost did not include the councillors' personal expenses and other claims that maybe were lost in treasurers department's accounts under another heading.

Is it ever possible to have accurate financial statements of the true cost of our city by its management?

-W H Wood, Crabtree Avenue, Brighton