The UK Government should abolish the Sovereign Grant.
Funding for the Royal Family could be redirected to finance public institutions - such as affordable homes, schools, hospitals, libraries and parks - benefitting the population as a whole.
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- 11 FEB 2025Petition rejectedduplicate
You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action: Review of the Royal Duchies, Crown estate and sovereign grant https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/700719
- 17 DEC 2024Petition created
Background
The Royal Family has accumulated a huge amount of wealth, including from successive government grants over the years, as well as by charging various government departments and bodies to use their land for things like parking ambulances, conducting military training and maintaining prisons.