it costs each UK taxpayer 62p a year to support the Royal family. Isn't this a bargain compared to the cost of keeping John Prescott?
2006-06-28 08:54:02 · 13 answers · asked by migelito 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
62p!!!! I think that is great, she is a symbol of the greatness of Britain and good value, especially when i read yesterday that last year Prince Charles helped raise £100million for charity and made well over 1000 public duties.
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2006-06-28 09:54:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
really? is it that low? I guess we should look at how much goes towards supporting the government, but 62p seems more than reasonable
2006-06-28 08:58:14 · answer #2 · answered by ...o(_insert witty comment_) 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would support the royal family at any cost, as for Prescott I would not put him out if he was on fire
2006-06-29 10:34:07 · answer #3 · answered by bigandneedy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope - wud rather keep my 62p and buy a bag of chips from local chippy, or throw the money down the drain than give it 2 the monarchy
2006-06-28 08:58:15 · answer #4 · answered by amie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's no big deal... We all complain about the size of the family and the number of "hangers on" but the Royal heritage brings hell of a lot of tourism here... loads of Yen and Dollars, so it's a good expense in my opinion.
2006-06-28 08:59:31 · answer #5 · answered by engineer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope, i would rather keep that 62p because i cant make ends meet. cant afford to keep financing the royals
2006-06-29 03:47:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Still too much. They each have personal fortunes that they should be using.
I have no objection to paying for state visits or any fficial duties but they live rent & council tax tax free.
We pay ALL their living expenses. They live really well whereas we have to work hard just to get by.
Everyone seems to have forgotten that THEY WORK FOR US not the other way round.
2006-06-28 19:04:10 · answer #7 · answered by monkeyface 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's definitely a bargain, at least she works for a living. Almost half of my wage every month goes to the inland revenue, and we all know who I am supporting, it is not people who are working (at least legally).
Did you know that income tax was a "temporary measure" to fund the boer war?
2006-06-28 08:58:19 · answer #8 · answered by spiegy2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep a bargin! Get rid of Prescott he is useless and paid way too much!
2006-06-30 00:12:20 · answer #9 · answered by byedabye 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why how much does john prescott cost to support
2006-06-29 01:21:34 · answer #10 · answered by tamzin b useful today 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋