Poll: Buckingham Palace Now Wants A Refurb

Would you donate towards the upkeep of Buckingham Palace?

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    328
Yes I'd donate in an instant, the Royal Family doesn't cost the tax-payer a penny. 85% of the income from all the Crown estates is taken by the government and on top of that, the Royals are taxed on any personal income. Add all that to the tourism money they generate, and I think we are actually in debt to Her Majesty and her offspring.
 
Odd poll question? :confused:

Why would anybody donate when it's going to be creamed off from paid taxes?

Surely the question should be:

"Do you approve of your taxes being used to fund the refurbishment of Buckingham Palace?" :)
 
not really but hopefully one day it will be a museum belonging to the people and I'd hope at that point it's not a run down crap hole that needs demolishing
 
Bunka said:
Odd poll question? :confused:

Why would anybody donate when it's going to be creamed off from paid taxes?

Surely the question should be:

"Do you approve of your taxes being used to fund the refurbishment of Buckingham Palace?" :)
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Not sure, I made the thread but somebody else has added a poll.
 
Bunka said:
Odd poll question? :confused:

Why would anybody donate when it's going to be creamed off from paid taxes?

Surely the question should be:

"Do you approve of your taxes being used to fund the refurbishment of Buckingham Palace?" :)
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It's not going to be taken from taxes. If anything it just reduces the amount the treasury earn from the crown estate.

Your taxes are around £2.60 cheaper every year because of the royal family.

 
Ahh, the Royals and the old Crown Estates and Tourism chestnuts... :D

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2007/jun/29/royalaccountsareallspin

"It is claimed by the Queen that the monarchy costs this country nothing because she gives the revenue from the crown estate to the nation, and therefore is subsidising the royal family ... Because it is described as the Queen 'surrendering' the revenue from the crown estate in return for the Civil List allocation, it is mistakenly assumed that this 'surrendering' is a personal financial sacrifice on her part for the good of the nation. And this fantasy is enthusiastically perpetuated by monarchists. The truth is rather different.

"The crown estate and its revenue have never been the private property of the Queen, or any of her predecessors. The crown estate is officially described as 'hereditary possessions of the sovereign', not the personal possessions of the individual acting as sovereign.

"She cannot give us what she has never owned. Her role is simply one of an individual - Elizabeth Windsor - acting in her constitutional role - the sovereign - performing her constitutional duty and overseeing the transfer to the government of the income from a totally separate legal entity - the crown. The Queen incurs absolutely no financial loss in this transfer process.

"The crown's legal status is that of a corporation sole, an independent legal entity with the right to hold assets. To suggest that Elizabeth Windsor personally 'owns' and 'gives' the assets and revenues of this incorporated body is as ludicrous as suggesting that the chairman of British Airways personally 'owns' and 'gives' the assets and tax revenues of the incorporated body he represents...

"If the monarchy were to disappear tomorrow, the crown estate would continue to do what it has always done for nearly one thousand years - provide income for the administration of this country."
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Same with Tourism, would all still happen without the Royals.

Let's not even mention the highly secret 'Security Costs' that no-one even knows. ;)
 
Washout said:
O'rly? They have billions... to spend? I doubt it. Where did you get your info about what they bring in vs what they spend? I hope it takes account for every penny those tourists spend and the vat off it. They're not here for the weather!

Edit: Also all the surrounding businesses that then get taxed on profits, the wages they pay that get taxed and then spent (and taxed again). Tourism must generate billions every year.
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I'll let you Google it for yourself (Tip: The royal tourism myth), you don't have to look very far.

As far as billions in cash (But they probably still have an enormous amount), no. Assets, yes. The queen owns a lot. She is incredibly incredibly wealthy....

But don't worry, even with those billions in assets she still agrees zero hour contracts are a good thing despite never having to be subjected to one.... you couldn't make this stuff up.

Here you go taxpayer, you can still front the bill for my house refurb! despite all of you eating up massive cuts to public services. But don't worry, police ate up the cost of 10 million for the royal wedding from their existing budget. I wonder if they paid that back to the police force (Which are currently being cut?).
 
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CREATIVE!11 said:
I'll let you Google it for yourself (Tip: The royal tourism myth), you don't have to look very far.

As far as billions in cash (But they probably still have an enormous amount), no. Assets, yes. The queen owns a lot. She is incredibly incredibly wealthy....

But don't worry, even with those billions in assets she still agrees zero hour contracts are a good thing despite never having to be subjected to one.... you couldn't make this stuff up.

Here you go taxpayer, you can still front the bill for my house refurb! despite all of you eating up massive cuts to public services. But don't worry, police ate up the cost of 10 million for the royal wedding from their existing budget. I wonder if they paid that back to the police force (Which are currently being cut?).
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palace worker wages are a joke too.

didn't loads lose their jobs recently and their homes inside the palace grounds.

the wages are something tiny like 16k there's no way these people can afford to live in london after losing their jobs and house.

I bet they had almost no savings and are lucky to not be homeless
 
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