Wednesday, June 26, 2013

How defence firms got the taxpayer to pay for magicians, flowers, souvenir mugs and non-existent accidents

Defence firms have been caught trying to charge the taxpayer hundreds of thousands of pounds for Christmas parties, magicians and even ‘anticipated car accidents’.
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has uncovered a string of startling claims submitted as part of multi-million-pound defence contracts.
He said firms had got away with billing the Ministry of Defence for ‘inappropriate activities’ because they did not have to provide a breakdown of what their charges were for.

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