NEW COVID INQUIRY COSTING £300,000 A DAY -The Covid inquiry is on track to becoming the most expensive in history
The investigation led by Baroness Hallett may become the most expensive ever having spent almost £70 million in the last financial year.
The Covid inquiry is on track to becoming the most expensive in history, costing the taxpayer at least £300,000 a day over the last year.
An analysis of Baroness Hallett’s investigation into the pandemic, which has been running for almost two years, reveals that it spent almost £70 million in the last financial year during which hearings have been taking place.
In total, the inquiry has so far cost the taxpayer £94 million. It is not expected to produce its final report until the end of 2026, suggesting it is on track to cost about £200 million in total. This would surpass the £195 million spent on the Saville inquiry into the deaths of 13 people on Bloody Sunday, which lasted 12 years.