Families angry at £300m MoD bonuses
Updated on 12 November 2009
Families whose loved ones made the ultimate sacrifice for their country have reacted angrily to news that civil servants at the Ministry of Defence have shared performance bonuses of almost £300 million since the start of the war in Iraq.
Official MoD figures show a total of £287,809,049 has been paid out in bonuses to civil servants since 2003, including more than £47 million this year.
Bereaved families said the bonuses were "absolutely disgusting" while troops were "making do" in Afghanistan. Hazel Hunt, whose son died in August, said it was "obscene" that troops were being "short-changed".
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