Jon Trickett MP

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Jon Trickett responds to news that Gov waste totalled over £30bn in less than two years

Responding to today’s news that Government waste totalled over £30bn in less than two years, Jon Trickett MP, Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office said:

“This is yet another example of the Tory-led Government’s mismanagement of public spending and demonstrates their cavalier attitude towards value for money for the taxpayer. Francis Maude’s claim that the Government have saved £3.75 billion if true is just not good enough and a drop in the ocean when compared to the £31 billion waste figure reported today.”

It is clear that there is a huge gap between the Government’s rhetoric and the reality of its ideologically driven policies. If the Government took efficiency savings seriously there would potentially be billions more available to invest in much-needed job creation as well as in essential public services such as the police and the NHS. It is vital that the Government acts now to prevent further unnecessary waste of tax-payers money.”