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It's like the big furore over MPs expenses over here. Loads of MPs scotched the system, claiming for second homes that weren't really second homes, or for wages for assistants who turned out to be sons and daughters who had never worked for them etc. But much of it involved silly shit like claiming for repairs to houses that they shouldn't have claimed for, or cleaners that they should have paid for themselves. The actual amounts were mostly quite low. Only a handful were involved in large amounts and even those compared to most countries were pitiful.
There are a few who've been sent to gaol for fraud. But the amounts they've defrauded the tax-payer for are pretty low all things considered. LIke £20-30k across 5 years.
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