5 h. ago Covid fraud under the Tories cost the taxpayer £10.9 billion

The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'

Economics

4 d. ago NHS will not receive extra money from Treasury to cover cost of inflated drug prices resulting from new US trade deal

Number 10 today admitted medicines will cost taxpayers an additional £1billion a year but was unable to say how they would be paid for.

Economics

9 d. ago Trump’s golf trips have cost taxpayers $71M since January and could eventually top staggering $300M, report says

President spent $151.5 million in taxpayer-funded golf travel and security in his first presidential term

Economics

1 week ago Digital ID card scheme set to cost a staggering £1.8billion, budget watchdog reveals for first time

Labour's Digital ID cards will cost taxpayers a staggering £1.8billion, Britain's economic watchdog has revealed for the first time.

Economics

2 w. ago Extremists including gangland murderer and terror plotter win appeal against solitary confinement in prison... because 'it makes them depressed, anxious and traumatised'

The Mail on Sunday can reveal the trio used the controversial European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) to argue their cases at a cost of more than £500,000 to the taxpayer.

Events

2 w. ago Extremists, including gangland murder and terror plotter, win appeal over solitary confinement in prison... because 'it makes them depressed, anxious and traumatised'

The Mail on Sunday can reveal the trio used the controversial European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) to argue their cases at a cost of more than £500,000 to the taxpayer.

Events

2 w. ago Drivers keep crashing into this bridge and it's costing the taxpayer thousands

Repairs have cost the taxpayer thousands

Economics

3 w. ago Plan to revamp Palace of Westminster 'back on the agenda' despite fears it could cost taxpayers billions

Under the new 'full decant' plans, both Houses would quit the palace in 2031 or 2032 and potentially not return until 2046 at the earliest.

Economics

3 w. ago BORIS JOHNSON: This is the one thing Reeves can do that'll cost British taxpayers nothing, save lives, and make the world better and happier

There is only one way this vile war in Ukraine is going to end - and that is when Vladimir Putin finally realises that he is not going to win.

Economics

3 w. ago Trump’s military takeover of US cities has already cost taxpayers nearly $500M

President’s decision to bolster urban law enforcement with federal forces in cities like Washington, Los Angeles and Chicago proving hugely costly, according to a report

Economics