UK Government Accused of Being ‘Complacent’ Over COVID-19 Loans Fraud

UK Government Accused of Being ‘Complacent’ Over COVID-19 Loans Fraud
A branch of Barclays Bank in London on Feb. 23, 2022. Peter Nicholls/Reuters
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The British government has been accused of complacency when it came to handing out £47 billion ($59 billion) in loans to businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Public Accounts Committee said in a report published on April 27 that the Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) had been “complacent” in preventing fraud in the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS).
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