The UK taxpayer therefore had to foot the rest of the bill.

If the UK taxpayer is footing the bill for this, does the argument it will benefit the economy stand up?

This will save the UK taxpayer around £100 million a year.

How many millions per medal will it cost the UK taxpayer?

That reduces proper competition and means the UK taxpayer doesn't get a fair deal.

Unfortunately and unfairly, the UK taxpayer is caught up in this.

To be clear, we do not ask the UK taxpayer for one single cent.

UK taxpayers contributed 443.6 billion pounds to the banks over the same period.

UK taxpayers save 49 billion in interest payments per year, and the bankers become irrelevant.

On 2010 figures this would save the UK taxpayer 49 billion pounds.