taxpayer
Example Sentences
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The memorandum was signed on Wednesday after a review into causes that the White House said were "a waste of taxpayer dollars".
From BBC
The same month, royal records show, British taxpayers picked up a bill for £57,000 for a chartered flight for the former prince to visit Kazakhstan on official business as trade envoy.
From BBC
Consequently, the FDIC’s ratio of guaranteed deposits to reserves—a critical indicator of the fund’s ability to protect taxpayers—would be dangerously distorted for 10 years.
With taxpayer money delivering clearer returns, Congress would finally have the confidence to invest at the scale this moment demands.
From MarketWatch
A £4m-a-year lease for a prison that has been empty for 18 months has been a "needless waste of taxpayers' money", a report from MPs found.
From BBC
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