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Saturday, Apr 27

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Taxpayers could be on the hook for a multi-million-pound bill to help Royal Mail deliver post

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The 500-year-old postal service, which this month became a takeover target, has urged the Government to contribute to the cost of distributing letters.

The US IRS says it spent $10.5M to develop and $2.4M to run its free tax filing website, used by 140K+ taxpayers in 12 states, and claims high user satisfaction (Julie Zauzmer Weil/Washington Post)

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The US IRS says it spent $10.5M to develop and $2.4M to run its free tax filing website, used by 140K+ taxpayers in 12 states, and claims high user satisfaction — In its first year, more than 140,000 households in 12 states did their taxes…

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Direct filing said to save taxpayers

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WASHINGTON -- The IRS said Friday that more than 140,000 taxpayers filed their taxes through its new direct file pilot program and participants saved roughly $5.6 million in fees they would have otherwise spent with commercial tax…

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Taxpayers Have Less Than 3 Weeks to Claim $1B the IRS Is Holding. See If You're Owned Money - CNET

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If you're missing a tax refund from the 2021 filing season, you have a few weeks left to claim your money from the IRS.

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Sheriff suspended on full pay for FIVE years over allegations he behaved inappropriately towards female lawyer found unfit for office after costing taxpayers nearly £1million in wages

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Jack Brown (pictured), 64, kept his job after a judge ruled a tribunal failed to consider evidence from other alleged victims - so a second tribunal was ordered in February 2022.

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Autistic girl, 14, refuses to attend public school for eight months because mom wants her to receive taxpayer-funded private education

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Samantha Frechon, 14, was taken from East Middle School in Braintree to a hospital on only her second day at the public school.

Friday, Apr 26

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California's EV goal could cost taxpayers $20 BILLION in power grid updates to meet demand by 2045, study reveals

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The upgrades are due to requiring an additional 25 gigawatts of power, which is equivalent to more than 62 million solar panels. Scientists found Californians will also have to pay the $20 billion bill.

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Thursday, Apr 25

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A deal to buy Skid Row homeless housing fell apart. Here's why vulnerable tenants and taxpayers are at risk

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The AIDS Healthcare Foundation abandoned its bid to buy six failing Skid Row buildings. The decision might leave the city on the hook for more funding.

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HMRC boss gives update on helpline closures after taxpayer backlash

HMRC initially planned to keep taxpayer helplines closed throughout the summer period

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HMRC under fire over tax code issue and taxpayers demand 'be more specific'

A taxpayer reached out over Twitter/X and asked the tax body

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Skelton: California’s budget relies on richest taxpayers and we’re paying the price

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State's irresponsible tax policies creates chaos in budget planning and drives away some well-heeled residents.

Skelton: California’s budget relies on richest taxpayers and we’re paying the price

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State's irresponsible tax policies creates chaos in budget planning and drives away some well-heeled residents.

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Speaker Johnson: Columbia Shouldn't Get Taxpayer Dollars

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On Wednesday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Jesse Watters Primetime,” House Speaker Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) stated that Columbia University and other schools that “are engaging in this kind of nonsense” similar to what’s happening…

Labour’s ‘unfunded’ plans for UK railways will hit taxpayers in the pocket, warns top Tory

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James Cartlidge said privatisation of the railways in the 1990s has been a significant success story involving "huge investment".

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Mitch McConnell insists over $60 BILLION taxpayer dollars for Ukraine is 'not a whole lot' of money for the US to shell out but it's 'significant' to provide sophisticated weapons

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GOP Leader Mitch McConnell insisted that the $60 billion the U.S. is readying to send to Ukraine is 'not a whole lot' for the U.S. but will prove a 'significant' benefit in the battle against Putin.

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Bears eye taxpayers for at least $325M in infrastructure costs for new stadium development

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An artist’s rendering of a revamped Museum Campus anchored by a new stadium for the Chicago Bears.

Wednesday, Apr 24

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Illinois governor is "skeptical" the Bears' stadium plan is a good deal for taxpayers

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The Bears unveiled their newest proposal for a stadium to replace Soldier Field along Chicago's lakefront today, with the support of the city's mayor.