For immediate release TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) analysis of figures released today by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) has revealed the average cost of an MP has increased by 29 per cent over the covid pandemic, from £157,747 in 2019-20 to £203,880 in 2020-21. The total cost of MPs’... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to reports around the future of the BBC licence fee, Danielle Boxall, media campaign manager at the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Freezing the licence fee would be a welcome first step. “Taxpayers facing a cost of living crisis shouldn’t be forced to pay the hated TV... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to reports of Warrington Council backed Together Energy on the verge of collapse, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “It’s no surprise to see another council-backed energy company facing collapse. “Failures like these leave locals with the double whammy of rocketing bills... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Sunday 2 January 2022 TPA analysis highlights the significant tax burden faced by consumers and businesses The hospitality industry has been hammered and deserves customer support in the coming months As some Brits begin to give up alcohol for Dry January, the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) has... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Friday 24 December 2021 As Brits make preparations for Christmas lunch tomorrow, the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) has calculated what a public health puritan approved Christmas lunch would look like. Strict guidelines endorsed by the NHS and other public health bodies set a limit of six grams of... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Thursday 16 December 2021 The TaxPayers' Alliance (TPA) has today revealed the squeeze on families’ pockets this Christmas. The research shows that taxpayers will pay over £5.2 billion in taxes on their festive spending. Over the Christmas period, the average household will pay an extra £191.75 in... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to reports of the chancellor planning to slash income tax or VAT, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, said: “Brits are crying out for the chancellor to cut their taxes. “With the burden at a 73 year high, Rishi must do more than... Read more...
For immediate release Harry Fone, grassroots campaign manager at the TaxPayers’ Alliance said: “Taxpayers will be relieved that a big chunk of the HS2 white elephant has finally been scrapped. “HS2 has been a complete disaster with costs soaring, timescales slipping and billions of pounds wasted. “At long last ministers... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the Prime Minister’s proposed ban on MPs acting as paid political consultants or lobbyists, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “These rules rightly allow MPs to retain real world experience over plum political jobs. “But it still leaves other parliamentarians deciding... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Sunday 14 November 2021 The TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) have recommended £371 million of savings that can be found by moving 53,196 civil servants out of London to fast track the “levelling up” policy. Currently, London-based civil servants cost a total of £1.2 billion a year, and more... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Thursday 11 November 2021 The TaxPayers’ Alliance has found the cost of recent university strikes is equivalent to the tuition fees for 10,285 British undergraduates’ degrees. Analysis shows that since 2018, the total cost of the 36 strike days is £285.4 million, equivalent to £8 million per... Read more...
For immediate release Following the budget, new research from the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) has revealed that the tax burden is scheduled to reach a 73 year high (from 1950 to 2023-24). It means that the level of taxation as a percentage of GDP under Boris Johnson will be higher than... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the Budget, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Some concrete wins for taxpayers can’t hide the massive spending pledges eating up our fiscal headroom. “Cuts to business rates, alcohol duties and a cancellation of planned fuel duty hikes will all be... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Tuesday 26 October 2021 Amid growing discontent with publicly owned broadcasters, the TPA proposes a new model to compete with streaming giants. The campaign group calls for scrapping the licence fee, alongside the sale of Channel 4 and most of the BBC. Research reveals that the sale... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Friday 22 October 2021 As smaller energy firms fold thanks to spiking prices, the TPA reveals the millions lost by the council-owned firms that blur the line between the public and private sectors. Using taxpayers’ money to dabble in the energy markets puts families on the hook for... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) latest public sector finances figures showing the highest debt to GDP ratio since 1963, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “These numbers confirm Britain’s debt level is now the highest in a generation. “It serves... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Thursday 21 October 2021 As part of its ‘War on Waste’ campaign, the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) today reveals thousands of pounds from NHS health budgets has been spent on luxuries including hot tubs, football tickets and PlayStations. Freedom of information requests sent to Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to Boris Johnson’s speech to Conservative Party conference, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “We’re a long way away from the PM’s high-wage, low-tax economy. “Taxpayers deserve to know how the prime minister plans to get to the economy of opportunity he... Read more...
For immediate release A poll for the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) in today’s Sunday Telegraph reveals how a growing cost of living crisis, including rising levels of tax, is set to put serious pressure on the Conservatives. Voters now do not consider the Tories to be a low tax party.... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Thursday 30 September 2021 TaxPayers’ Alliance finds over £11 billion was spent on research and development in 2019-20, an increase of over £1 billion compared to 2017-18. Around half of UKRI funded projects since 2003 have resulted in ‘engagement activities’ such as a talk or presentation. The campaign... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to Keir Starmer’s speech to the Labour Party conference, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Starmer’s speech was big on pledges but short on policies. “The Labour leader is right that taxpayers are concerned about the cost of living, and they will... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Monday 13th September 2021 With the TUC Congress in full swing, the TaxPayers’ Alliance has revealed that the average remuneration of the top 30 public sector union bosses was £150,755 in 2020. Frances O’Grady, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, has criticised plans to end the... Read more...
For immediate release New analysis from the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) has laid bare the unfair impact of the new health and social care levy, with workers seeing a total national insurance bill of more than seven times that of the retired, at £4,662. This includes the contribution from both... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the announcement of a health and social care levy, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Hardworking taxpayers will foot a punishing bill for the prime minister’s social care ploy. “Despite claiming to share the burden, this hike will hit low-paid workers... Read more...