Claim: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is writing off £14.9 billion of tax money on PPE fraud.
Fact-check: Rishi Sunak has not written off £14.9 billion in PPE fraud - Full Fact
Verdict: this is not correct. although the true losses to ppe fraud are uncertain, they appear to be much lower. the £14.9 billion figure may relate to the impairment of dhsc stock across 2020/21 and 2021/22.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joe Gammie
Date published: 2023-10-04T00:00:00