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🇸🇪 Dagens Nyheter
National & Local

Politicians want to stop unnecessary work meetings: 'A waste of taxpayer money'

Umeå municipal politician Elmer Eriksson proposes implementing a cost for meetings to reduce wasteful spending of taxpayer money.

Mar 2 • 09:26 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Reform-run council says free library scheme for refugees ‘is not value for money’

Reform UK has withdrawn Lancashire libraries from a free refugee support scheme, claiming it's not a proper use of taxpayer funds despite the program being cost-free.

Feb 18 • 17:42 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
National & Local

'The amounts are completely absurd': This is how much taxpayers risk having to pay for each kilowatt-hour from the new energy island

A new calculation regarding the cost of Energy Island Bornholm raises concerns that taxpayers could face a bill of 61 billion kroner.

Feb 10 • 20:01 UTC
🇬🇧 Sky News
National & Local

Court battle over definition of 'woman' has cost taxpayers more than £766,000

The Scottish government has reportedly spent over £766,000 in taxpayer money on a legal dispute regarding the definition of 'woman' as it pertains to the Equality Act 2010.

Feb 10 • 13:18 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

The cost of the Brazilian climate conference to taxpayers: 264,000 euros

The travel expenses of Finnish politicians and officials attending the climate conference in Brazil amounted to approximately 264,000 euros, primarily for intercontinental flights and expensive hotel stays.

Feb 8 • 18:07 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Doge cuts cost US taxpayers $10bn to cover workers’ paid leave, analysis finds

A new analysis estimates that the Trump administration's policy led to $10 billion in taxpayer costs for paid leave, affecting 154,000 federal employees.

Jan 9 • 13:00 UTC
🇵🇱 Wprost
National & Local

Air Travels of Polish MPs Cost Millions. Here Are the Record Holders

The significant number of domestic flights taken by Polish MPs has cost taxpayers over 15.7 million złoty, with notable frequent flyers among them including Robert Dowhan and Łukasz Mejza.

Dec 30 • 06:59 UTC

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