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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
David Maddox,Kate Devlin and Millie Cooke

Civil servants face disciplinary action in crackdown on Whitehall credit cards

A new crackdown on government credit card abuse has been announced as chancellor Rachel Reeves tries to tighten spending controls ahead of a difficult spring budget.

In a letter to Whitehall departments, Cat Little, Civil Service chief operating officer and Cabinet Office permanent secretary, warned that disciplinary action would be taken where abuse of credit cards is discovered.

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