The latest estimate of the cost of the royal family is £35m. Some republican bunch has come along and said it's more like £300m (but I haven't seen either set of figures in detail)
The republican bloke came out with usual guff - would pay for umpty ump nurses or teachers etc (have you noticed, its always nurses or teachers, never Typhoons or warships?) Someone came back with the fact that even the higher figure is only half the cost of Channel 4's Welsh service (do we all have to pay for that?)
Anyway whether it's 50p a year or £5 a year a head, I'm quite happy to chip in. And while we're at it, I wonder what the annual budget for POTUS is? Somewhat more, I'm guessing!