Scrap the Sovereign Grant

I have no problem funding the royal family. We are lucky to have most of them.

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Auntieflo Because some may not realise the total cost of funding, it's not just the Sovereign Grant. Just explaining really.

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Grany, Why do you ask whether someone would be willing to sign, then reply by questioning their choice?

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Thank you Lucca Yes it is sensible. Oh I see, like Maghan and Harry.

The Sovereign Grant needs to be scrapped and the monarchy funded through proper annual budgeting, in line with the normal processes used for funding all other public bodies.

The Sovereign Grant is a nonsensical way to fund any public body. The funds come from the Treasury but are linked to the profits of the Crown Estate. There is a 'ratchet' clause that means once the Grant has gone up it can't go back down.

The result has been a massive increase in the grant over the past ten years, while public services are cut and jobs lost. The monarchy should be funded on the basis of need and budgets should be scrutinised and set annually, as they are for other institutions.

Hi grany I fear you’re a lone voice crying in the wilderness ! You’re only allowed to criticise two members of the RF on GN!

What you suggest sounds sensible to me though.

No I will not be signing.

Well it's ok if that's your choice eazybee Do you know the Royals are over publicly funded as well as Sovereign Grant They get security paid for all the houses 19 round the clock £100 million metropolitan police pay for that local Councils pay £1000s for there visits, walk abouts

They spend public money as if it's their own on various transports as for their private interests.

PC gets £20 million from the Duchy which should go to treasury. They pay no corporation tax or capital gains tax on that though it's run like a billion pound corporation giving them an unfair advantage The Queen gets a similar amount from the Duchy of Lancaster So all in all they are all doing extremely well out of the tax payer.

No, I would not consider it.