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| PFI schemes 'will cost NHS £50bn' | PFI schemes 'will cost NHS £50bn' |
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| The NHS will pay private firms £50bn to build and maintain hospitals despite initial costs of just £8bn, official figures obtained by the Tories suggest. | The NHS will pay private firms £50bn to build and maintain hospitals despite initial costs of just £8bn, official figures obtained by the Tories suggest. |
| Under Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) the NHS pays the building contractors over a 20 to 30-year period. | Under Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) the NHS pays the building contractors over a 20 to 30-year period. |
| The Conservatives say the extra spending is completely unjustifiable. | The Conservatives say the extra spending is completely unjustifiable. |
| The government said the comparison was misleading, as the total cost would include cleaning and maintenance of the buildings, not just building costs. | The government said the comparison was misleading, as the total cost would include cleaning and maintenance of the buildings, not just building costs. |