taxpayer
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It received £453,000 in taxpayer funding in the last year alone with about £2.4m public money spent on it among other youth initiatives between 2017 and 2024.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The public has a right to know what the government is doing in their name with their lives and taxpayer dollars.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
A mix of taxpayer funds and private donations is expected to pay for the project, according to administration officials.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
“Congress and the American people deserve transparency with respect to the steps World Vision has taken to ensure taxpayer money is used as intended and not for illegal activity,” Mr. Grassley wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Everyone—even those who had not had diversity training at taxpayer expense—knew that even though it was correct to recognize a person's ethnicity, it was not correct to comment upon it in public.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
“I don’t have unlimited asset forfeiture, so the question is, is this something that the taxpayers are going to be willing to support?”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Every year we wait is another year of preventable pain and lost mobility for millions, and another year patients, employers and taxpayers spend paying to replace joints we might have saved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
There would be no additional cost to taxpayers and no increase in council tax as a result of the scheme, it added.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
When it “wins,” it presents taxpayers with an enormous legal bill, based on rates and hours that exceed what anyone might consider reasonable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Homer Fairbain smiled and replied, "The taxpayers are very proud."
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
