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Prince Charles's funding from taxpayers up 18% in year Prince Charles's funding from taxpayers up 18% in year
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The Prince of Wales's taxpayer funding increased by nearly 18% last year, his official accounts show. The Prince of Wales' taxpayer funding increased by nearly 18% last year, his official accounts show.
The income from grants-in-aid and government departments rose 17.9% from £1.66m to £1.96m.The income from grants-in-aid and government departments rose 17.9% from £1.66m to £1.96m.
The figures released by Clarence House also show the prince's tax bill increased 26.2%, rising £914,000 to £4.39m. The figures released by Clarence House show the prince's tax bill increased 26.2%, rising £914,000 to £4.39m, partly due to the new 50% tax band.
Private receipts from his Duchy of Cornwall estate increased up by almost 4% in the year to 31 March to £17.8m. Prince's spokesman Paddy Haverson said taxpayer funding was related to work requirements set by ministers.
Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall travelled some 34,000 miles (54,700km) to and from official engagements in the year. "They achieve an enormous amount. We are there to support British policy objectives, support British trade and commerce, help other governments with their issues in the environment, with inter-faith relations, youth employment," he told the BBC.
The travel included more than 14,000 miles on overseas trips, such as visits to India, Portugal, Spain and Morocco, and 96 engagements with the armed forces at home and abroad. "We do believe, and the government believes, this is essential work that members of the royal family do."
Charity donations
The figures are contained in the Annual Review 2011, which also shows Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall travelled some 34,000 miles (54,700km) to and from official engagements in the year.
The travel included more than 14,000 miles on overseas trips, such as visits to India, where he opened the Commonwealth Games, as well as Portugal, Spain and Morocco, and 96 engagements with the armed forces at home and abroad.
The spending on official travel by air and rail totalled £1.08m, a 56% increase from the previous year.The spending on official travel by air and rail totalled £1.08m, a 56% increase from the previous year.
But the increase in costs was said to be because the major royal overseas trip to Canada in 2009 was paid for by the Canadian government.
"Carbon emissions and the miles travelled have gone down because their Royal Highnesses did longer journeys overseas in 2009/10 than they did in 2010/11," the prince's principal private secretary Sir Michael Peat said.
Private receipts from Charles's Duchy of Cornwall estate increased by almost 4% in the year to 31 March to £17.8m.
But when inflation is taken into account, it fell slightly, as rental income was flat and the increase largely was the result of investments in bonds.
The Prince's non-official expenditure rose £488,000 to £2,539,000, partly to cover expenses related to the royal wedding between the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in April but primarily because of an increase in personal donations to charity.
Overall the full-time equivalent of 132.8 members of staff were taken on to support Charles, Camilla, William, Kate and Prince Harry at the end of March this year, from 124 in 2010.
Five new aides have been taken on, three to work for the newly-created royal households of William, Catherine and Harry.
The review also reveals that William and Catherine's engagement in November resulted in a large increase in the number of letters received by Clarence House, from 24,616 to 35,968.