What else could you spend £10 million on?

Thatcher’s funeral is supposedly going to cost £10million to stage. Given the swingeing and terrible cuts being enacted in a time of austerity some would argue that this money could be best spent on other things.

Here’s what we could get from £10,000,000 if we did choose to spend it on other things:

3218 years of basic Carers’ Allowance at £59.75 per week.

The cost of 333 average cancer patients’ care at £30k per patient (2011)

32,608,695 1/3 pint free milk servings for school infants (Suggested by @CarolineHolding)

5,050,505 school meals at an average price of £1.98 per head (suggested on twitter by @dnsnow).

A midwife or nurse at £21k per year for 468 years

A GP at entry level salary of £54k for 185 years

A police officer at entry level of £26k for 384 years

A private in British Army at entry level of £18k for 556 years

A teacher at entry level at £21k per year for 465 years

Job Seekers Allowance at £71.70 per week for 2682 years

The top rate of Disability Living Allowance at £134.40 per week for 1435 years

Average Bedroom Tax at £14 per week for 13,736 years.The annual benefit cap rate at £25,000 a year for 400 years

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