taxpayer

She said the cuts would impact all divisions in the department and were made to "better serve students, parents, educators, and taxpayers".

The rail industry says that fare evasion costs about £240m a year and the cost is felt by taxpayers and fare-paying passengers.

But he appeared to be referring to non-departmental public bodies, which are organisations funded by taxpayers but not controlled directly by central government.

But ministers are worried about the surge in the number of people claiming benefits since the Covid pandemic and the cost to the taxpayer.

Rising premiums also have hit government workers — and taxpayers.