School taxi bill hits £2m [derryjournal.com]
- Published: 01 October 2010
Almost £2 million of taxpayers' money has been spent on taxis taking Derry kids to and from school in the past five years.
Figures revealed in a Freedom of Information request reveal that, between 2005 and 2010, more than £1.4m was shelled out to just one local taxi firm - Foyle Delta Taxis.
This represents three-quarters of the money that the Western Education and Library Board has spent on taxis in the Derry City Council area alone.
The figure paid to the firm has grown each year since 2005, when it got £237,976. Foyle Delta is the only firm the WELB could provide figures for within the timeframe for FOI requests.
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