Originally Posted by Richard46:
“The Crown Estates may be run as a commercial enterprise but they are a national asset. The government is (as you say) responsible for Buck House maintenance and they are paying for it. Hence (as you appear to be agreeing) the funds come from government revenue which both PAYE revenue and Crown Estates profits etc contribute to.
You seem to be suggesting that the media is misrepresenting something here. perhaps you can cite exactly what that is?”
Not just the media in the way they describe it but the petition set up to my mind is just silly , I mean look at the wording
"Buckingham Palace is about to be given a £369m ($457.5m) refurbishment. Tax payers are paying for it. The Crown and its estates should be made to fund its own renovations," reads a description on the petition started by a person named Mark Johnson.
Well the Crown Estates are paying for it from profits how else could the Crown pay for it ?
If they mean the Queen should pay for a state building from personal funds does that mean they should also ask the PM to pay for any maintenance to 10 Downing Street and Chequers ?