I grew up in poverty – but lifting the 2 child benefit cap for all families is not fair on taxpayers
AS KING Canute found over a thousand years ago, it is quite difficult to stand on a beach and order the tide to recede. Today, it…
Will ending the death penalty save California more money than speeding up executions?
Reporting from Sacramento — Past efforts to repeal the death penalty in California have centered on moral or ethical objections. This year, proponents of Proposition 62, which…
Senior Labour MP branded a disgrace after she uses taxpayers’ cash to pay for pet dog to live with her at London home
A SENIOR Labour MP is using taxpayers’ cash to pay “pet rent” so she can live with her cockapoo dog in London.Taiwo Owatemi is a…
Elon Musk’s DOGE seeks access to US taxpayers’ data, sparking privacy fears | Donald Trump News
Democratic lawmakers express concern that Tesla CEO is seeking to weaponise the tax system against his rivals.Elon Musk’s task force for streamlining the United States…
Sir Keir Starmer’s foreign plane trips in first three months of him being PM cost taxpayers £700,000
SIR Keir Starmer’s foreign plane trips in the first three months of him being Prime Minister cost taxpayers almost £700,000.It is £161,000 more than the…
Britain’s biggest taxpayers revealed as one billionaire pays £340m while Ed Sheeran and rock band Queen make top 100
BRITAIN'S biggest taxpayers have been revealed in a star-studded top-100 list featuring Ed Sheeran and the rock band Queen.The fattest tax bill in the country…
HMRC denies ‘deliberately poor’ phone service for taxpayers
Tommy LumbyBusiness data journalist, BBC NewsGetty ImagesA report has called for bold action to improve HMRC's customer servicesHMRC has denied running a "deliberately poor" phone…
Taxpayers on the hook for £45billion over archaic public sector services, ministers warned
TAXPAYERS are on the hook for £45billion over archaic public sector services, ministers warned.Tech Secretary Peter Kyle has vowed to digitise government systems after an…
Queensland government’s Big Build ad campaign costing taxpayers $2m
In short: The Queensland government's ad campaign for its Big Build infrastructure plan will cost taxpayers more than $2 million.The opposition has accused Labor of using the…
First ever migrant sent to Rwanda lying low while luxury accommodation paid for with taxpayers’ money remains empty
THE first migrant sent to Rwanda was lying low last night while luxury accommodation paid for with millions of UK taxpayers’ money remained empty. The…
Column: California budget relies on rich taxpayers. We pay the price
SACRAMENTO — Borrowing an old bromide, when the stock market sneezes, California’s state government catches pneumonia. It’s more than a common cold when the state coughs…
Donelan's libel bills cost taxpayers £34,000
New figures reveal full cost of minister's legal fight with academic she falsely accused of extremism. Source link
Cost of early super withdrawals expected to reach $85 billion, cost future taxpayers $3,000, warn industry funds
In short: Industry super funds estimate that $38 billion of early withdrawals during the pandemic will cost super fund members $85 billion in retirement savings.They…
Most taxpayers to get $804, but high-end tax cut halved as government rewrites stage 3
The government will halve the stage 3 tax cuts for the highest earners and use the money to deliver an $804 tax cut across the…