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The core Department has significantly reduced expenditure on taxis over the last two financial years and total staff expenditure on taxis has fallen from £38,058 between August 2009 and January 2010 to £26,249 between August 2011 and January 2012. In the same period ministerial expenditure on taxis has fallen from £11,477 to £2,939—a reduction of nearly 75%.BIS has taken strong action to tighten controls on business travel policy, reduce expenditure on travel and encourages the use of the most cost-effective modes of transport. Staff are only allowed to use taxis in exceptional circumstances, for example: when public transport is not available, or when the line manager agrees that taking a taxi will help keep a staff member safe when overseas or during unsocial hours or where sharing the use of a taxi with other colleagues is more cost-effective. |