The I.R.S., he explained, would charge taxpayers only when they demanded "special services."

The visit was the usual presidential combination of political fund-raising and policy promotion, allowing the White House to charge taxpayers, not just the Republican Party, for part of the travel bill.

Emma Boon, of the Taxpayers' Alliance, said it was unfair to charge taxpayers for bins or extra collections when they are already paying council tax.

Jim Dobbin's second home is a flat in London, where he charged taxpayers £380.42 for decking in 2004-05.

Charles Kennedy charged taxpayers for three boxes of mints and two teddy bears bought from the gift shop at the House of Commons.

The town had planned to charge only taxpayers in unincorporated Greenburgh for the purchase, but Mr. Bernstein's lawsuit forced officials to shift some of the tax burden to the villages.

When the town board moved ahead with its plan to charge taxpayers townwide for the settlement, village officials were displeased.

Members of the PM's private office charged taxpayers almost £3,600 to act as his "support team during visit overseas".

Newly released details on government spending showed that members of his private office charged taxpayers almost £3,600 to act as the "Prime Minister's support team during visit overseas".

Mr. Bush discussed the economy at the meeting, which was considered a policy event, enabling the Bush campaign to charge taxpayers for part of the trip.