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<p>The cost of undertaking badger culling is paid for by industry. The Government
pays for the licensing operation and monitoring, as well as the cost of policing culls.</p><p>
</p><p>Information on the Government badger control costs for 2022 and previous years
is available at GOV.UK. The Government badger control costs for 2023 will be published
in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent value for money analysis of the badger
control policy was published on 28 October 2022. This can be found attached to this
answer.</p>
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