Britain’s government spent 4.4 billion pounds on Brexit planning

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government has spent at least 4.4 billion pounds of taxpayers' money on preparations to leave the European Union, the public spending watchdog said on Friday, in the first detailed estimate of the cost of Brexit. The National Audit Office (NAO) said in a report that most of the money was spent on staff costs, building new infrastructure and paying for external advice

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