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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Donna Ferguson

EXPLAINED: Post office costs defending itself at horizon inquiry exceed 130m | Vintage Vibes

A Post Office sign on a brick wall
The figures in the Post Office annual report do not include money spent on legal costs since 31 March. Photograph: Maureen McLean/Rex/Shutterstock

Post Office executives have spent more than £130m of taxpayers’ money defending the company at the long-running inquiry into the wrongful prosecution of more than 900 workers, figures show.

The company’s annual report reveals that the company’s legal and running costs from the start of the inquiry in September 2020 until 31 March 2024 total £132m, more than half of which – £82m – was spent in the last financial year alone.

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