Post by Jack on Jun 27, 2008 14:50:38 GMT
The Royals have increased their expenditures of 40m this year. Do you think this should be allowed, do you think it's right, wrong?
Source & Full Article: BBC
Royals 'cost the taxpayer £40m'
The Queen and the Royal Family have cost the taxpayer £40m during the last financial year - up £2m on the previous 12 months, official accounts show.
The total is equivalent to 66p per person in the UK - an increase of 4p.
The cost of official royal travel and the Queen's Civil List - funds for her work as head of state - also increased.
Officials said the money was spent on more official overseas trips and palace maintenance. Republicans have called for royal spending to be overhauled.
Buckingham Palace accounts reveal the Treasury contributed the equivalent of 66p per person in the country to help maintain the monarchy - up by 5% on the previous year.
