THE Bank of England has spent more than £8million on tech so staff can work from home.
Bosses blasted for poor economic forecasting have splashed out since the cost of living crisis began.
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A total of £6.75million has gone on 6,728 laptops, £1.6million on 2,831 mobiles and £167,390 on 237 tablets since 2021, Freedom of Information figures show.
The Bank — blasted for wrongly predicting a two-year recession, and failing to cut interest rates — lets its 5,000 staff do just two days a week at the office as part of a “hybrid” plan.
Patrick Sullivan, chairman of the Parliament Street think tank, blasted the spending on tech that enables the WFH culture.
He said: “It’s no surprise that inflation has surged out of control when senior officials are splashing millions on remote working in a cost of living crisis.
“Instead of embarking on this wild spending spree, the BoE should order layabout staff back into the office.”
A spokesman for the Bank, whose governor is Andrew Bailey, said there was an “expectation” for staff to come into work 50 per cent of the time.
He added: “The Bank has had a flexible working approach for a number of years.
“Regardless of whether staff work in the office or remotely, we would have purchased this IT equipment and telephones.”