Victorian government agency charged taxpayers for crystal bowls, funerals and an antique hat
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#6DP0G)
Watchdog's report finds unnamed organisation breached rules on gifts, spending at least $30,000 on memorials for staff who died in circumstances unrelated to work
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Taxpayers footed the bill for public servants' funeral costs after a Victorian organisation doled out at least $30,000 to memorialise staff in a breach of official rules.
The Victorian Public Sector Commission's rules around gift giving state employees could be given token offers" worth under $50.
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