Thursday, 24. June 2004

Keeping The Queen Costs Rose In 2003


An annual look at the Queen's Civil List expenditure, which is covered by tax payers money, has shown that legal bills rose by £125,000 in 2003, costing the British taxpayers an extra penny a head.

The extra legal costs came from one-off costs for new staff contracts. Tighter confidentiality agreements were deemed necessary, pushing the costs up.

news.bbc.co.uk

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