George Osborne has cut Treasury spending on national titles by 85 per cent since taking office in 2010, according to Freedom of Information figures.
The Treasury spent £28,000 on buying national newspapers for its approximately 1,200 staff in 2015, compared to the £185,000 it spent in 2009, according to the figures.
The biggest drop in spend came in the first year Osborne became Chancellor in 2010, when spend plummeted from £185,000 to £48,000.