LONDON — Home improvements come with a price tag. If that house happens to be Buckingham Palace, then the price tag is £369m.
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Last week the UK Treasury announced that taxpayers will be footing the bill for the 10-year refurbishment.
Naturally, not everyone is happy about it. In fact, hundreds of thousands of people have signed a petition to urge the royal family to pay for the palace’s refurbishments themselves.
The Royal Trustees — including the prime minister and chancellor — said that the works would be funded by a temporary increase in the Sovereign Grant — a publicly funded grant which pays for the expenses of running the Queen’s household. …
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Thousands of taxpayers don't want to pay for Buckingham Palace renovation
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