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There's definately a case to be made for keeping a core of royals and royal activity (whether it makes financial sense or not I don't know, but it seems reasonable that it might)
But to be frank, the cost of the royal family to us as taxpayers is surprisingly small, stopping that funding wouldn't make any significant difference to public finances. For that you'd need a land grab and asset strip and that's not an easy sell.
Posted : 25/01/2012 2:11 am
and enjoy their wealth privately
How exactly have they made their wealth?
Posted : 25/01/2012 2:17 am
IIRC only a couple of generations ago the royal family were skint - exemptions from tax allowed them to amass a fortune.
Most of what is sometimes consider their wealth they cannot actually sell or realise tho
Posted : 25/01/2012 2:24 am
the cost of the royal family to us as taxpayers is surprisingly small, stopping that funding wouldn't make any significant difference to public finances
In that case, we can have Posh & Becks on the Civil List [i]as well[/i]. It's no significant difference, after all. 😉
Posted : 25/01/2012 2:45 am
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