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He who pays the piper calls the tune

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He who pays the piper calls the tune.
something that you say which means that the person who provides the money for something can decide how it should be done. You may not agree with Mr Brown but he funded this venture, and he who pays the piper calls the tune.
See also: call, pay, piper, tune, who

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In our consumer-oriented economic system it is an honored maxim that he who pays the piper calls the tune.
 
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