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Civil servants being given time off for 'Christmas shopping trips and cake-baking competitions

Bags of work: Staff from HMRC's Worthing office on a shopping trip to Southampton

Government officials are being given time off for Christmas shopping trips, days at the races, and to compete in Whitehall jam-making and cake-baking competitions – all subsidised by the taxpayer. Full Article at Daily Mail - UK

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