The phrase
"cost taxpayers" means that the government or public has to spend money, which comes from citizens' taxes, to pay for something or cover an expense. It means that taxpayers have to bear the financial burden.
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But nearly half the trip, which
cost taxpayers more than $ 120,000 in all, was spent sightseeing.
It did
n't cost the taxpayer anything; it was a corporate invitation from a company that was wanting to demonstrate to us their commitment.
The income benchmark is supposed to prevent wives and husbands of British citizens using benefits, but in truth it almost certainly
costs the taxpayer money.
The bailout will
cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of pounds, possibly billions if other loss - making rail companies demand equal treatment.
The only branch of the government to fund itself through self - generated revenue, this agency
costs taxpayers nothing.
They regularly receive surgical operations that
cost taxpayers tens of thousands of dollars a year, now multiply that by 60,000 inmates.
Not fully funding pension obligations
now costs taxpayers more in future years to pay for the pension benefits of employees, he said.
On the affordability issue, the pilot will allow us to see what it actually
costs taxpayers when we do not improve fairness to low - income communities.
The government
estate costs the taxpayer an estimated # 6 billion a year, with # 1 billion spent by central government on office property alone.
Everyone knows that politically driven policies are
costing taxpayers billions while providing only marginal carbon reductions — but we need leaders who will do something about it!
One affordable housing advocate estimated the deal
cost taxpayers $ 100 million.
We support this bill because it is the right thing to do for our students, as well as a smart investment in our state's future that will
cost taxpayers nothing.
Now tell me again how this project does not require «public» funds and how this project does
not cost taxpayers «a dime»?
These plans can either be at little or no cost to taxpayers or, through loan cancellation, can
cost taxpayers as much as the full amount of the loan with interest.
In particular, the department hasn't fully communicated what the public service loan forgiveness program will
cost taxpayers over time.
According to Peter Marsh, on average, each intact dog cared for by animal control
costs taxpayers about $ 35 in animal - control expenses, compared to about $ 12 for a sterilized dog.
Department investigators are reviewing Mnuchin's flight from New York City to Washington D.C., which
cost taxpayers at least $ 25,000.
Citi News has reported on a number of health projects undertaken by successive governments
which cost the taxpayer nearly several millions of dollars,...
For the fourth consecutive year, de Blasio plans to hand out money to boost the salaries of school - bus drivers under a program that has already
cost taxpayers nearly $ 100 million.
Yet privatisation has in general failed to improve the level of services provided to consumers while
costing the taxpayer far more than alternative public schemes (see for example Warwick Funnell, Robert Jupe, and Jane Andrew, In Government we Trust).
Margaret Hodge asks how ex-mayor «allowed to get away with this», after Garden Bridge joins new Routemaster bus and other projects in costing taxpayer dearly