Executives of HS2 under scrutiny following monthly expenditure of £1,200 on office plants of tropical origin.
Unbelievable HS2 Waste Exposed: £1,200 a Month for Office Tropics!
Can you frikkin' believe it? The bigwigs at that bloomin' late HS2 project splashed out a whopping £1,200 per month on adorning their swanky offices with blimmin' tropical plants.
Over a four-month period, they handed over a cool £4,819 to Funky Yukka, aka the folk who specialize in cultivating lush, verdant workspaces.
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HS2, a government project funded by Taxpayers, utilized Government Electronic Purchasing Card Solutions – valid until October 2024 – for these crazy expenditures.
Plant firm Funky Yukka maintains an office nestled in Stafford, conveniently close to HS2's HQ in Birmingham.
Their clientèle ranges from Tesla and Amazon to Jimmy Choo, Mango, HSBC, and the BBC, proving their top-notch services.
It was recently revealed that Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander confirmed delays in the project – previously hit with northern routes cancellations.
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William Yarwood, Media Campaign Manager at the Taxpayers' Alliance, spat out: "HS2 is the quintessential example of a quango running rampant following an massive volume of unjustified expenses.
"The politicians handed control of one of the UK's largest infrastructure projects to a gaggle of faceless bureaucrats, and it's no wonder that after being given an inch, they took a mile.
"Cabinet ministers need to get a handle on the HS2 project spending, or continuously ditch it altogether."
A representative of HS2 commented that their contract with Funky Yukka had expired.
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They added: "We keep our costs transparent and aim to cut down on unneeded spending."
Despite HS2's financial troubles, the project poured £4,819 into the pockets of Funky Yukka, a company specializing in business decor, over a four-month period, specifically for exotic plants. This extravagant spending is questionable given that the HS2 project is funded by taxpayers and managed by government officials.
