The cost of building and running the two hospitals left half-built by Carillion's collapse two years ago has topped £2bn - an increase of 43%, according to the National Audit Office. When the contracts to build and run the Royal Liverpool and Midland Metropolitan hospitals for 30 years were signed in 2013 and 2014 respectively it was expected that they would cost £1.43bn. This figure has now risen to £2.05bn. The public spending watchdog found that the expected total cost to build has risen 98% since the PFI contracts were signed. But the bulk of this is set to be picked up by the private sector, with investors in the original PFI deals left £603m out of pocket.
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