Spend, spend and spend some more...

Daily Express has reported that 141,000 high-ranking public sector workers spent £1bn on Procurement Credit Cards in 12 months, with 2009 seeing a peak in monthly expenditure at £80m. The investigation also found that spending on such cards has increased 1,000% since 2002, while the combined amount spent is £5bn. The Taxpayers' Alliance campaign group said the cards 'should have tightly defined limits'