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Yet a significant amount of taxpayer funding for pretreatment promotion occurs at the state level.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The question of how much taxpayer money to spend supporting both passenger rail services, and investing in infrastructure, is a significant one - and government budgets remain squeezed.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
In its latest tax filing, 94% of the nonprofit’s revenue came from taxpayer dollars, including money from multiple levels of government.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The taxpayer took a loss, but the collapse in growth and employment might have been more costly without the support.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
He told them he was a taxpayer, his name was Pritchard, and he had a right to go to Mars.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
The government had previously said any extension would depend on the plant meeting all required safety standards and not imposing additional costs on taxpayers.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
The by-election is estimated to have cost taxpayers about £250,000.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
After that, LA28 and the city would have access to a second, $270-million contingency fund set up to protect taxpayers, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
If any sufficiently senior official could sign away tax liability with a memo, the revenue laws would bind only taxpayers without friends in the government.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
Dr. Rohmer said that the taxpayers were proud but not that proud.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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