Eric Pickles' department has been fined for having an unauthorised bank overdraft, it has emerged.
Just two days ago, he was praised by Chancellor George Osborne as "a model of lean government".
The Department for Communities and Local Government ended the financial year ?217m overdrawn and was fined ?20,000 by the Treasury.
Margaret Hodge, chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, said it was "a shocking example of incompetence".
BBC News - Eric Pickles' department fined for ?217m overdraft
So the taxpayer will pay the fine, not he himself. The point of that being a PR exercise in stupidity to prove they're not wasting money? Now since he's the one responsible then he should pay it personally. He won't though, so where's the responsibility in that? Pathetic attempt at a PR stunt and waste of print.
Just two days ago, he was praised by Chancellor George Osborne as "a model of lean government".
The Department for Communities and Local Government ended the financial year ?217m overdrawn and was fined ?20,000 by the Treasury.
Margaret Hodge, chairman of the Public Accounts Committee, said it was "a shocking example of incompetence".
BBC News - Eric Pickles' department fined for ?217m overdraft
So the taxpayer will pay the fine, not he himself. The point of that being a PR exercise in stupidity to prove they're not wasting money? Now since he's the one responsible then he should pay it personally. He won't though, so where's the responsibility in that? Pathetic attempt at a PR stunt and waste of print.
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