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Even if fined, won't the uk taxpayers be on the hook?

Yes, unless there's a Czech billionaire to pick up the tab https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/business/ar...

The Post Office is separate from Royal Mail. The two were separated when Royal Mail was privatised in 2013. The Post Office is still in the public sector.

Understood, hence "unless".

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