Right-to-Buy 'propaganda' bill: £660,000

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Published by Max Salsbury for 24dash.com in Central Government

The Government has spent a total of £660,000 promoting its Right-to-Buy scheme, which has been called a "total waste of taxpayers' money" on "propaganda".The new housing minister, Mark Prisk, revealed the figures in a reply to a House of Commons question from Liberal Democrat deputy leader, Simon Hughes.Mr Hughes asked how much the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) had spent on direct marketing and print and broadcast adverts for the scheme since November 2011.Mr Prisk rep...

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