Government's debt collection rapped

At least £22 billion of overdue debt was owed to the Government for reasons including unpaid taxes, fines and benefit overpayments but officials have not got to grips with the problem, a spending watchdog has found.

The National Audit Office (NAO) said £6 billion was lost in 2012-13 as a result of debt being written off or not being pursued on value-for-money grounds.
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