Theresa May's Snap Election Cost Taxpayers 141 Million Pounds
Theresa May leaves after casting her vote in the general election at a polling station in Sonning, U.K.
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U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s gamble to call a surprise election came at a huge political price. But that wasn’t the only cost.
Figures published on Wednesday show the election cost the country 141 million pounds ($186 million): running the poll itself was a shade over 98 million pounds, while another 42.5 million pounds was spent on posting electoral mailshots to voters. Based on a starting salary of 23,000 pounds, the total amount is enough to pay a year’s salary for more than 6,000 nurses.