DEFRA criticised over its financial handling

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DEFRA criticised over its financial handling

Disease outbreaks, such as bird flu, sent DEFRA's finances into crisis.

By Selena Masson, Shooting Times

Friday, 12 September 2008

The Committee of Public Accounts' new report has revealed DEFRA's repeated budget bungling and poor financial management after it withdrew £300million from different projects in the past two years.

A DEFRA spokesman said last year's budget demands were exceptionally high, with bird flu, flooding and foot and mouth all coming in short succession.

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