Taxpayers on the hook for £45billion over archaic public sector services, ministers warned
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TAXPAYERS are on the hook for £45billion over archaic public sector services, ministers warned. Tech Secretary Peter Kyle has vowed to digitise government systems after an audit laid bare the burden of physical systems — including NHS paper-based admin.
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Meanwhile Brits themselves often have to file forms in person such as registering death, which will be made digital. Kyle said updating the process may net a £45billion “jackpot”, enough to fund all primary schools in Britain for a year. He said: “Technology at the foundation of our country has been left to decay.
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"It often grinds to a halt and stalls essential public services — racking up a huge taxpayer bill.”. CHANCELLOR Rachel Reeves’ vaunted Office for Value for Money is, itself . . . a waste of money. At a time when we desperately need to cut public spending, pointless quangos like this should be first in the dustbin.
