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I don't know. It was just a side note on my side and to be frank, I don't care to much, since I am not British and when the British think they can afford it ...
by PythonicAlpha 11y ago
I don't know. It was just a side note on my side and to be frank, I don't care to much, since I am not British and when the British think they can afford it ....
- arethuza 11y agoThe Royals received something like £36 million public funds last year - which I think is pretty small compared to the cost of things like the US presidency (£1 billion) and not really that much more than the German presidency (£26 million). They have no real political influence and, to be honest, I'd far rather have the current crowd than an overtly political head of state - the fact that they choose to serve in the Armed Forces earns them a lot of credit in my book.
- pbhjpbhj 11y ago>not really that much more than the German presidency (£26 million) // Germany has about ~50% more GDP than the UK. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28nominal%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28nom...
- cronin101 11y agoIMF 2014: 4 Germany 3,859,547 5 United Kingdom 3,056,499 That's about 25% Besides, tens of millions aren't really a huge amount at a national level. Roughly £1 per working-person. I'll happily testify that Her Maj. has provided at least 1GBP of entertainment value each year of my life so far -- so it's still a net gain in my eyes ;)