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Thursday, Oct 2

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Trump's Energy Department axes Biden-era projects, saving taxpayers $7.56B

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American taxpayers are off the hook for $7.56 billion after Trump's Department of Energy terminated hundreds of Biden-era green energy projects deemed "not economically viable."

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German Left Party Calls for Assassination of AfD’s Alice Weidel After Justifying Killing of Charlie Kirk – Taxpayer Funded with $27.5 Million

The Antifa-related youth wing of the German opposition party The Left has called for the assassination of AfD leader Alice Weidel, two weeks after justifying the assassination of American hero Charlie Kirk.

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Trump and government agencies are using taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for the shutdown. Is it legal?

Watchdog groups say the administration is ‘obviously’ breaking ethics laws but unlikely to face consequences as long as federal agencies are under president’s command

'Don’t mess with Texas taxpayers': AG Paxton issues warning to Texas cities

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Ken Paxton orders several Texas cities to halt potentially illegal property tax increases he says are in violation of a new Texas law.

Exclusive — Sen. Joni Ernst: Taxpayers Paying $400 Million per Day for Bureaucrats Not to Work Due to Democrat Shutdown

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Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) told Breitbart News that taxpayers are paying $400 million per day for nonessential federal bureaucrats not to work during the Democrat shutdown.

California Democrat Going on Safari With Taxpayer Money Under Scrutiny

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A trip by Ricardo Lara to New York allegedly cost taxpayers over $11,600 for security, hotels and a party with “DJ Kitty Glitter.”

How much could a government shutdown cost the economy and taxpayers?

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A shutdown could cost the economy $7 billion each week, according to one analysis.

‘Psychologically unsettling’: ATO pursuing more taxpayers for decades-old debt

www.theguardian.com

Tax office has launched a new initiative to claw back debts despite criticism of similar scheme dubbed ‘robotax’

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Stars and gripes! US flags used by UK for Presidential visits were rejected by Team Trump for not being MAGA red - leaving taxpayers puce in the face and footing a £50,000 bill to replace them

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Officials were supposedly forced to replace 66 hand-sewn Stars and Stripes flags last month, at a cost of £800 each, ahead of the President's three-day visit in September.

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Trump and government agencies are using taxpayer dollars to blame Democrats for the shutdown. Is it legal?

Watchdog groups say the administration is ‘obviously’ breaking ethics laws but unlikely to face consequences as long as federal agencies are under president’s command

Wednesday, Oct 1

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Taxpayers Will Spend $400 Million Daily for Government Employees Not to Work, CBO Estimates

The U.S. could also lose billions in economic activity, depending on how long the shutdown lasts.

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Taxpayers blindsided as state demands cash back from ‘inflation-busting’ payments

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TAXPAYERS may have to pay federal income tax on funds provided by a U.S. state as part of an inflation refund.

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Taxpayer Money at Risk After HBCU Cancels College Football Game at $1.6B Georgia Stadium

College Football has a way of throwing up unexpected curveballs. That’s what happened when a splashy HBCU showdown in an NFL venue slowly began to unravel over the course of weeks as a chaotic decision. And by the very end, the loudest…

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Michelle Mone 'should be kicked out of the House of Lords' for 'ripping off taxpayers'...as firm she is linked to is given two weeks to pay back £122m

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Baroness Mone - who rose to fame as the creator of the Ultimo bra company - has been embroiled in controversy for years over the PPE equipment her husband Doug Barrowman's firm sold.

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Reform claims Nigel Farage’s taxpayer-funded security has been slashed

Farage’s righthand man accuses Labour of running a campaign of ‘demonisation’ against the Reform UK leader

Crisis? What crisis! Now millions of pounds of taxpayers' cash spent on foreign students and education projects overseas

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Millions of pounds of taxpayers' money have been handed to foreign students or education projects overseas, new figures reveal.

Hotel migrant pickpockets condemned for 'abusing Britain's kindness' and stealing from City workers while living in taxpayer-funded hotel

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Adam Zawi, who claims to be 21, was living in a three-star hotel at the taxpayer's expense, when he swiped rucksacks filled with gadgets from a pub in London 's financial district on July 30.

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What taxpayers should expect from Jan, by FIRS chair

Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) Chairman, Dr Zacch Adedeji, speaks on two years of his headship of the apex tax agency, the reforms of President Bola Tinubu and what the

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Just 29,000 prolific criminals are responsible for a £5bn-a-year taxpayers' bill

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The first research of its kind has found that at least 29,000 repeat offenders were behind more than 130,000 crimes a year, costing he public purse £5bn a year.