"A Doge of the left could save up to 30bn a year for taxpayers by rooting out waste, fraud and tax avoidance, according to the first report from a new green thinktank."
"Breaking the false economies of Treasury thinking and vested Whitehall interests are essential. A Doge of the left would rinse out the tax avoiders, the profiteers and the fraudsters."
"Verdant says its ideas could be adopted by any political party, but with Polanski's Greens drawing ahead of Labour in some polls, the thinktank appears keen to influence the party's future manifesto."
"The report calls for the National Audit Office (NAO), which scrutinises public spending projects, to be given the authority to enhance accountability and efficiency in government spending."
The Verdant thinktank's first report suggests that a left-oriented Doge could save taxpayers up to 30bn a year by targeting waste, fraud, and tax avoidance. Co-chaired by James Meadway and Deborah Doane, the report criticizes the political right's approach to government spending. It advocates for a new strategy that prioritizes efficiency over ideology, proposing the appointment of a chief savings officer to identify waste. The report aims to influence the Green party's future manifesto amid rising public interest and scrutiny of national debt.
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