British Council defends credit card bill

By Sarah Engle, Mon 9 Jan 2012 - Published in Credit Cards

The British Council has defended spending Ł7 million on credit cards in the past two years after a group accused staff of "living the high life abroad".

A Freedom of Information request by the TaxPayers' Alliance found that employees at the council stayed in five star hotels and dined at expensive restaurants with the taxpayer footing the bill.

The British Council spokeswoman said most of its revenue was generated privately and did not come from the public purse.

She said: "Whilst we understand and recognise the importance of the role of the TaxPayers' Alliance, it is unfortunate that they have not recognised that the British Council actually earns the majority of its income and is only partly funded by UK taxpayers."

It was recently announced by the government that companies would be banned from charging extra hidden fees for customers that use debit or credit cards to pay for online transactions.

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