Briefing: Chagos deal equal to 12 years of winter fuel payment savings

Embargoed: 22:30 Friday, 7th February 2025 The ÂŁ18 billion upper estimate for the Chagos deal matches the government's projected savings over 12 years from means testing winter fuel payments. The...

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to the Bank of England slashing the UK’s growth forecast in half

For immediate release Responding to the Bank of England cutting the UK’s growth forecast in half, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“This latest downgrade to UK growth...

About the Taxpayers’ Alliance

We explain the benefits of a low tax economy and give taxpayers a voice in the corridors of power

The TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) was launched by Matthew Elliott and Andrew Allum in early 2004 to speak for ordinary taxpayers fed up with government waste, increasing taxation, and a lack of transparency in all levels of government.

No party was standing up for taxpayers and nearly all politicians were committed to bigger government, higher spending and secretive deals behind closed doors.

The TPA sought to challenge this status quo. The United States, Germany, France and Italy all had groups dedicated to defending taxpayers against new taxes, exposing waste and putting forward the case for spending restraint. The TPA was set up to ensure that British taxpayers were no longer ignored by politicians.

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