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Saturday, Jun 1

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Police assess new complaint over ex-SNP minister Michael Matheson who tried to bill the taxpayer for £11,000 iPad data charges run up by his children on holiday

www.dailymail.co.uk

Mr Matheson (pictured) has already been banned from the Scottish Parliament for 27 days for racking up the bill on the parliamentary device.

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Post Office may spend £180m on Horizon IT system for five more years in huge taxpayer hit

www.express.co.uk

Sub-postmasters have reacted with disbelief the scandal-hit IT system which led to nearly 1,000 wrongful prosecutions could still be in place.

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Former city employee and 6 others accused of stealing millions of taxpayer dollars, records show

abc13.com

Six more people are expected to turn themselves in in the coming days after they were accused of stealing millions of taxpayer dollars and possibly impacting public infrastructure for years.

Friday, May 31

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Denver publishes guide on how other cities can turn themselves into migrant sanctuaries using taxpayer dollars

www.naturalnews.com

(NaturalNews) The Democrat-led City of Denver, Colorado, has released a comprehensive guide to help other cities become immigrant sanctuaries, funded by...

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Donald Trump gets a SIX-POINT bump in approval after being found guilty on 34 counts according to snap Daily Mail poll: 'I think it was a waste of taxpayer money'

www.dailymail.co.uk

Teflon Don rides again, according to an exclusive poll for DailyMail.com which found that the guilty verdict in Manhattan only improved the former president's standing with likely voters.

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Taxpayers forced to fork out for UK company's CEO to commute 3,560 miles from Canada

www.express.co.uk

Taxpayers are forking out for a UK's company's CEO to travel from his home in Canada to Glasgow, Scotland.

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PRINT..Auditor: Taxpayers could lose Sh20bn sugar, coffee mills bailout cash

www.the-star.co.ke

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu says monies not secured, casts doubt on recoverability

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Direct File, the IRS's electronic tax-filing system that is free for users, will become a permanent program and expand to more taxpayers beginning next year.

www.wsj.com

Direct File, the IRS’s electronic tax-filing system that is free for users, will become a permanent program and expand to more taxpayers beginning next year.

Thursday, May 30

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After modest debut, free tax filing service from IRS to expand to more taxpayers

www.latimes.com

Top federal officials announced that Direct File, a free tax-filing service for people with simple returns, will be made available to all states in 2025.

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California taxpayers denied the right to vote on pension debt

www.ocregister.com

Before Californians are saddled with debt by their government, they should have the right to vote on it.

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Taxpayers on hook for massive court losses over Badlands. How will Las Vegas pay?

www.reviewjournal.com

Las Vegas’ budget has already taken a hit from one of the cases won by developer Yohan Lowie, whose stymied housing plans for a shuttered golf course led to extensive litigation.

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HMRC giving out thousands of refunds with 'average taxpayer' owed £1,562

The latest figures from RIFT show that in 2023, the average tax refund owed by HMRC came in at £1,562, a 6.6% increase versus the previous year.

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Fury as Welsh Labour splurges tens of thousands in taxpayer cash on 'embarrassing gimmick'

www.express.co.uk

EXCLUSIVE: The Express has uncovered yet more taxpayer waste in Wales.

Wednesday, May 29

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Dave Hannigan: The Chicago Bears are owned by billionaires. They want taxpayers to fund their new stadium

www.irishtimes.com

A club that turns an annual profit of around $200m is seeking funds and tax breaks from a cash-strapped city, where two-thirds of children drink contaminated tap water

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Scottie Scheffler will not sue police to ‘save taxpayers money’ after charges dropped

uk.sports.yahoo.com

Scottie Scheffler’s legal team has told the Louisville Police Department the only reason the world No 1 will not sue is because “it would be the taxpayers who suffer” after the four charges he picked up at the US PGA were dropped on…

Council bosses and government bureaucrats sent to France for £400,000 taxpayer jolly

www.express.co.uk

EXCLUSIVE: Some councils were sponsored to attend a property jamboree in France, but several used public money to send officials.

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Ex-SNP minister Michael Matheson is SUSPENDED from the Scottish Parliament for 27 days and docked 54 days' pay after trying to bill the taxpayer for £11,000 of iPad data charges run up by his children

www.dailymail.co.uk

Former health secretary Michael Matheson's suspension is the longest ever handed out to a politician at Holyrood. He said he would not resign his seat despite opposition pressure.

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Mini market that sold illegal tobacco and cost taxpayer £1.5m in tax and duty is told to shut down

www.expressandstar.com

A Brierley Hill shop has been ordered to close after being caught selling illegal tobacco products.

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‘Deal is done’: Taxpayers to pay $600m for NRL’s PNG expansion

www.news.com.au

A lucrative deal for the NRL to expand into a foreign country has reportedly been ticked off with the venture to be backed by Australian taxpayers.