Cabinet Office Spending £280,000 to Build One Ceiling – Guido Fawkes

Cabinet Office Spending £280,000 to Build One Ceiling

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In the latest example of public sector cost hyperinflation a ceiling is set to £280,000 to install. Taxpayer cash waste is through the roof…

The Cabinet Office has lodged an application for a new ceiling for the southern lift shaft at their 70 Whitehall headquarters. The Tories’ Richard Holden asked how much it would cost:

“As part of the ongoing refurbishment works on the 4th Floor of 70 Whitehall, the Cabinet Office has submitted an application for the installation of a ceiling within the southern lift shaft. The total budget for this work, including all fees and VAT, is £280k.“

That’s just the initial budget. If costs rose at the same proportion as they did for the recently-completed Peers’ Entrance at the House of Lords, the ceiling would cost £440,664…