QUANGOS Spend public cash to get more public cash
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The Sunday Times today reported that public bodies are spending about £2m a year on political consultants to help them lobby ministers and MPs for more tax payers' money. Some departments have failed to respond so their could be many more hidden lobbying contracts.In the USA they have a handy little law to prevent public funds being spent on lobbying:Sec. 1352. Limitation on use of appropriated funds to influencecertain Federal contracting and financial transactions-STATUTE-(a)(1) None of the funds appropriated by any Act may be expendedby the recipient of a Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperativeagreement to pay any person ...