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Should It Be Free to Visit Windsor Castle?

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Should visiting Royal Castles be free?

The King is starting to charge local residents to visit Windsor Castle, where entry was previously free. Are taxes not enough to cover entrance fees?

Source: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13439783/Fury-Kings-plan-charge-locals-visit-Windsor-Castle-30-000-residents-pay-16-entry-fee-time-200-years.html#:~:text=From%20June%201%20the%2031%2C500,cent%20of%20the%20gate%20charge.

SamGoodship

LD Team

7 months ago

What do you think of this?+20 points

martinlufc56377 months ago

Most places have started charging now, where previously it was free, our taxes pay for these castle's, it should be Free

jam457 months ago

martinlufc5637 Watch it for free on Channel Five and put the "fee" into a savings account instead.

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EmmaWright7627 months ago

We are charged tax to pay for the Royal Estates, Castles etc - so no UK tax paying residents should not be expected to pay. I would not object to a voluntary donation but a charge is totally out of the question.

Jerseydrew7 months ago

For locals yes. Anyone else should have to pay to visit. Its an attraction after all

RegularComper917 months ago

We pay enough already through our taxes, so yes it should.

jms197 months ago

I suppose it depends what they will be using the entry fees for really. If it’s going into his pocket then it seems a bit unfair

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