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Evening Standard
Anna Wise

Government ‘passive’ in recovering £1.9bn of Covid loan losses, MPs warn

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The Government has been “dangerously flat-footed” in its approach to recovering nearly £2 billion in estimated taxpayer losses from the Covid bounce back loan scheme, MPs have warned.

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) – comprised of cross-party MPs – criticised the lack of incentive for lenders to recover the money.

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