Green Man: Watchdog asked to probe farm purchase with £4.25m of taxpayers money
Ministers have been questioned for buying farm for festival without business plan from Green Man. Read more BBC News Now
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Universal credit fraud costs taxpayers more than £5bn
“It’s unacceptable to see that fraud rose as a result of callous criminals exploiting measures to help those in need
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TurboTax agrees to pay after 'misleading' low income US taxpayers
Intuit, the owner of TurboTax, will pay $141m (£113m) over ads targeted to low-income Americans. Read more BBC News Now
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Boris Johnson says ‘limit to amount of taxpayer’s money’ that can be used to help rising energy bills | Politics News
Boris Johnson has said there is a “limit to the amount of taxpayers’ money” that can be used to address
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COVID-19: Billions of pounds of taxpayer’s money still at risk as a result of government’s handling of PPE contracts, spending watchdog warns | UK News
Billions of pounds worth of taxpayers’ money is still at risk as the government continues to deal with issues with
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Government rescue of Bulb Energy set to cost taxpayers billions more
A spokesperson for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said: “The Special Administrator of Bulb is obligated to
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Taxpayers face £3bn Bulb bill as Russian invasion sends gas prices soaring | Business News
British taxpayers are facing a bill for the rescue of Bulb, the collapsed energy company, that could hit £3bn or
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Covid: Delay surgery after Omicron and support fraud’s impact on taxpayers
The pandemic put a halt to music festivals but they’re making a comeback. After a two-year absence Splendour returns with
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Downing Street parties: No taxpayers’ money was spent on food or drink consumed at partygate events being probed, No 10 insists | Politics News
No taxpayers’ money was spent on food or drink consumed at Downing Street events being probed by the Metropolitan Police
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IRS Adds Option That Lets Taxpayers Skip Facial Recognition
Angela Lang/CNET The Internal Revenue Service on Monday said it has enabled a new option that allows taxpayers to sign
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Labour criticise reports Liz Truss charted private jet for trip to Australia which ‘cost taxpayers £500,000’ | Politics News
Labour has accused Liz Truss of spending “disgusting amounts of public money” on her own “vanity and comfort” following reports
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Boris Johnson’s study into Scotland-Northern Ireland bridge cost taxpayers £900,000 | UK News
A study commissioned by Boris Johnson examining the idea of a bridge or tunnel between Scotland and Northern Ireland cost
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Michael Gove questioned over why £330,000 of taxpayer’s money spent to fill former Conservative peer’s driveway potholes | Politics News
Labour has written to Michael Gove to ask why his department reportedly supported an award of £330,000 from a government
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Bill Nye’s audience has gone from kids to voters and taxpayers
In a new MasterClass, over 13 lessons, Nye shares a timely reminder: Science is still everywhere. MasterClass Say the name Bill Nye,
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Taxpayers could face higher bills after £11bn waste management merger, watchdog warns | Business News
The competition regulator has threatened to intervene in an £11bn merger between two French companies over fears it could lead
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Taxpayers left with £1.7bn bill as Bulb, UK’s seventh-biggest energy firm, collapses | Business News
Bulb, Britain’s seventh biggest energy supplier, has formally entered into administration – becoming the biggest victim so far of the
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Greensill collapse: £335m of taxpayers’ cash at ‘increased risk’ due to ‘woefully inadequate’ checks on firm David Cameron lobbied for | Politics News
Hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers’ money is at increased risk due to a failure to conduct sufficient checks
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Middlesbrough: ‘Not very bright’ councillors cost taxpayers dear, says mayor
Mr Preston, who is politically independent, said: “There are some brilliant councillors here but there are also way too many
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PM refuses to budge on benefit cuts despite taxpayers footing bill to support US-owned CO2 producer | Politics News
Taxpayers will help pay for the operating costs of a US-owned fertiliser manufacturer amid the ongoing energy crisis – just
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Troubled green homes grant created less than 6,000 jobs and cost taxpayers £1,000 in admin fees per property | Climate News
A flagship green homes grant scheme resulted in administration costs of £1,000 for each household involved, the Whitehall spending watchdog
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