Government departments and bodies are paying money for nothing in a scandalous waste of public cash. At the same time, they are letting some of the wealthiest people in the country away with declaring taxable income below the average industrial wage. The glaring failures in the management of money due to and spent by the Government are highlighted by the State spending watchdog in a damning annual report. Failure to spend allocated budgets is also a theme of the annual report with numerous departments handing back tens of millions at the end of the year despite growing demand for services. The Department of Children and Youth Affairs had a surplus of €58.7m it handed back to the exchequer last year.

Source: Irish Examiner September 29, 2018 05:15 UTC