TOWN hall bosses have come under fire for wasting taxpayers' money after revealing at least £125,000 was spent on translating council documents last year.
The huge bill run up by Hackney Council accounts for translating the information into some 100 languages spoken in the borough.
The costs have been attacked by the government's Communities Secretary, Hazel Blears, who says local authorities are spending too much on translations and not enough on encouraging people to learn English.
She has sent out guidelines to all local authorities to advise cutting down on costs.
Meanwhile, the council seemed confused over how much had been spent and gave the Gazette several figures, some as high as £200,000, before settling on £125,000.
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