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Brexit: Preparations cost government more than PS4bn says watchdog - BBC News
Government departments spent more than £4bn on preparations for leaving the EU, says the public spending watchdog.
The National Audit Office said this figure included spending on staff, external advice and advertising.
A Treasury spokesperson said the government had made "all necessary funds available" to ensure the country was prepared for leaving the EU.
But the Lib Dems claimed "billions of pounds have been thrown away in a bid to paper over the Tories' Brexit mess".
The NAO stressed in its report that it was not making a judgement on whether the spending represented value for money.
It also emphasised that the figures represented a "minimum estimated level of spend" due to "limitations" in the data provided by departments.