article_snippet.sent: This is what happens when you are judged only by how much you are spending.
article_snippet.sent: How you actually spend the money becomes immaterial.
article_snippet.sent: the money leads to grotesque waste and overspending.
article_snippet.sent: A report in January by the National Audit Office found civil servants at The Department for International Development went on a £1billion spending spree over eight weeks to hit the government target.
article_snippet.sent: Money was spent at the end of last year on humanitarian programmes but MPs questioned whether the rate of spending meant it achieved value for money.
article_snippet.sent: A report in January by the National Audit Office said the burst of spending that raised concerns the money was not used wisely.
article_snippet.sent: A report in January by the National Audit Office said: “
article_snippet.sent: It may therefore have missed opportunities to get the best outcomes from this spending.