thehatfox@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 years agoKing Charles to receive huge pay rise from UK taxpayerswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1external-linkKing Charles to receive huge pay rise from UK taxpayerswww.theguardian.comthehatfox@lemmy.world to United Kingdom@feddit.ukEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareHumanPenguin@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoJust to be clear the royal grant is a portion of the profits from the crown estates. That the gov earns about 350m a year. So the taxpayers this comes from is technically themselves.
minus-squareG4Z@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 years agoNo it’s not though because they don’t own the crown estates, the public own that and give them a portion of the earnings. Everything they have comes from us, they didn’t earn any of it, it’s all just stolen wealth and unitaxed inheritance.
Just to be clear the royal grant is a portion of the profits from the crown estates. That the gov earns about 350m a year. So the taxpayers this comes from is technically themselves.
No it’s not though because they don’t own the crown estates, the public own that and give them a portion of the earnings.
Everything they have comes from us, they didn’t earn any of it, it’s all just stolen wealth and unitaxed inheritance.