The government has been berated for wasting £14bn of taxpayers’ money since the start of last year on a luxury villa, vegan ice cream and more.
Millie Cooke and Katherine McPhillips report: “An analysis of financial disclosures from early last year conducted by the Telegraph found that billions of pounds were wasted on Covid-related support, unused or broken protective equipment and seemingly frivolous items, such as £6,000 on a villa in Italy.
“The wasteful expenditure would be enough to cover the courts, prisons and probation budgets for a year.
It would also be enough to fund more than half of Jeremy Hunt’s expected tax hike.”
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