PFI
Britishabbreviation
Example Sentences
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When Trentham bid for government funding for building work, it was turned down on the grounds the PFI contract was meant to put everything right by October 2025.
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The founder and chief executive of Innisfree, David Metter, has been a staunch advocate of the value for public money in PFI contracts, telling MPs in 2011 that, overall, "UK plc is getting an excellent deal".
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BBC analysis of public accounts suggests Metter, or companies owned and controlled by him or his family, appear to have made at least £130m in dividends from PFI investments in schools, hospitals and other infrastructure projects.
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The BBC understands Innisfree was asked if it would put money back into the Stoke-on-Trent PFI company, TSSL, having drawn significant dividends out over the years, and the company declined.
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Concerns about the end of these PFI contacts have been longstanding.
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