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# But it's not as if we're paying him an appearance fee.
The £40 million is for things like police overtime, hotel accommodation, and so on - in other words, things that'll feed back into the economy.

The financial argument against the visit doesn't seem to me to stack up...
(I helped save b3ta! Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 14:08, archived)
# It's £40 million they could spend on something else.
That's the argument right there. It's not like the Vatican is hurting for money. They should foot the bill.
(I helped save b3ta! mofaha ┐( ˘_˘)┌ ʅ(́◡◝)ʃ, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 14:12, archived)
# it's going to put a lot of strain on budgets that have already been cut by 25% in some cases.
This will ultimately lead to either higher taxes or a reduced level of service.
(benito vaselini no not that one, Tue 7 Sep 2010, 14:24, archived)