s'autoriser

Toutefois, le Conseil s'est autorisé une augmentation infiniment plus importante.
And yet the Council has awarded itself a much higher increase.
Il s'est autorisé à devenir un monstre.
He allowed himself to become a monster.
Si l'on y ajoute l'ensemble des dépenses administratives du Conseil, ce dernier s'est autorisé une augmentation de 11 %.
And if you add in all the Council's administrative expenditure, the Council has awarded itself an 11% increase.
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