They might throw pennies

Compare and contrast, from the world of the Department of Culture, Media and Sport:

Cost of execrable 2012 logo for the London Olympics: £400,000, cash on the nail

Budget for the national Framework for the Future Library Improvement programme: £4,000,000, to be paid in instalments

One to bear in mind the next time some politician starts banging on about the return of investment of the public library sector.