back to article Audit Office pours cold water on UK.gov's SME spending target claims

Claims the government beat its target to pump more than 25 per cent of its largesse through SMEs in the last Parliament have today been critiqued by the National Audit Office, which says "it cannot be certain" spending increased at all over that period. In February 2015, the government reported that it had met its 2010 SME …

  1. David Roberts
    Facepalm

    Why would they?

    "The body recommended the government stop changing its basis for estimating SME spending"

    Consistent figures to measure targets? Get a grip!

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