TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to 1 in 5 town hall bosses warning of bankruptcies

Embargoed until 00:01, Wednesday 6th December   Responding to news that almost one in five council bosses fear they will have to issue a section 114 notice this year or...

Revealed: Potential council tax rises for Nottingham and Birmingham residents

For immediate release Local taxpayers in Nottingham and Birmingham face council tax rises of as much as 15 per cent, amounting to an increase of ÂŁ362 for band D properties...

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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