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Tuesday, Nov 11

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Overweight foreigners seeking visas may be rejected to save healthcare costs, taxpayer expense

www.foxnews.com

U.S. embassies have received guidance to consider denying visas to overweight applicants and those with chronic health conditions, citing potential financial costs to American taxpayers.

Texas Lt. Gov. Orders Texas Rangers Investigation into Texas Southern University After “Disturbing” Audit Reveals Hundreds of Millions in Taxpayer Funds Used for Unauthorized Invoices

Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick has called for a Texas Rangers investigation into Texas Southern University (TSU) following damning findings from a state audit that uncovered thousands of unauthorized invoices totaling hundreds of…

18

Denton ISD refinances existing bonds, saves taxpayers millions

Denton ISD announced at the end of October it refinanced a portion of its existing bond debt, which will save taxpayers $6.6 million. According to the district, the strategic financial move reflects the district’s ongoing commitment to…

16

US taxpayers being kept in the dark over datacenter subsidies

www.theregister.com

The US datacenter industry is reaping huge benefits from state-level subsidies, but transparency around these incentives is limited and states that do calculate their returns find they are losing money on the deals.…

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Eritrean asylum seeker attacked three police officers at migrant hotel after going berserk in the taxpayer-funded accommodation - before kicking off in court cells AGAIN before his case

www.dailymail.co.uk

Ismail Ahmedsalih, from Eritrea in northeast Africa, was sentenced to 12 months in prison at Cheltenham Magistrates' Court following the incident at the Ibis Hotel in Gloucester last year.

03

Eritrean migrant, 26, who drunkenly attacked security guards at his taxpayer-funded hotel is jailed

www.dailymail.co.uk

Samuel Million, 26, launched the assault after returning to his accommodation drunk in Bournemouth, Dorset in October last year.

Monday, Nov 10

21

Andrew 'had several sex workers brought to hotel room' while on taxpayer-funded royal trip

www.mirror.co.uk

The former Duke of York, who now carries the surname Mountbatten Windsor, is alleged by a royal biographer to have Asian sex workers taken to his room while in Hong Kong

14

Should taxpayers pay for police officers at football games? Readers weigh in

metro.co.uk

Readers discuss football stadium policing, the future of electric cars and representation in TV advertising

13

Asylum seekers to be offered £100 a week to leave taxpayer-funded hotels

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

The plan is believed to have been tabled by Home Office officials as part of the push to close asylum hotels.

I'm on DWP benefits but want taxpayers to fund my holiday – I need a break from life on dole

Emily Cutter has grown a huge online following by being a 'benefits influencer' and says it's her fans who should pay for her holiday, not her.

12

Asylum seekers may be given £100 a week to leave taxpayer-funded hotels and go and live with family or friends in UK

www.dailymail.co.uk

UK ministers are desperate to find ways to move migrants out of hotels, which cost an average per migrant of £145 each night.

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Exclusive — Rep. Hunt Urges Sec. Rollins to Expand Illegal Alien SNAP Probe: Taxpayers Robbed in Daylight

www.breitbart.com

“The American taxpayer is being robbed in broad daylight,” Texas Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt said as he urged Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to widen her crackdown on illegal alien abuse of federal food assistance programs.

04

What Taxpayers Need To Know Now That The IRS Has Scrapped Direct File For 2026

www.benzinga.com

IRS Direct File, free online tax-filing tool launched by Biden, won't be offered next year despite 296,531 users in 2025. Republicans criticize as wasteful, but supporters say it saves time and money. Taxpayers can still use private…

Sunday, Nov 9

17

Police Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell lands taxpayers with £134k expenses bill for second home

www.scotsman.com

Details of the bill come just days after the Chief Constable asked for an extra £140 million from the Scottish government.

12

Migrant helpline advising on issues including how to fix kettles is part of £120million call centre funded by the taxpayer

www.dailymail.co.uk

Operators at the call centre, run by charity Migrant Help, are being told to record every call concerning a broken item - no matter how minor.

03

Return to the office? Public sector splurges nearly £1.3million of taxpayers' cash on WFH equipment

www.dailymail.co.uk

A Mail on Sunday investigation lays bare the outlay on desks, office chairs and IT equipment for public sector workers still reaping the benefits of hybrid working brought in during the pandemic.

Saturday, Nov 8

20

Scotland's Chief Constable lands taxpayers with £134,000 expenses bill to help pay for her second home

www.dailymail.co.uk

Scotland's Chief Constable Jo Farrell has landed taxpayers with an eye-watering £134,000 bill to help her buy a second home, the Mail on Sunday can reveal.

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Labour's dismal failure to grip spiralling benefits bill 'could cost taxpayers £700 each'

www.express.co.uk

'Abandoning proper welfare reform while costs surge is a political choice with a £27billion bill attached'

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Number of top-rate taxpayers hits record 1 million due to frozen bands

www.express.co.uk

The 45% top rate of tax was introduced by the Tories in 2013 with a threshold of £150,000