12th edition of the Town Hall Rich List
Town Hall Rich List: TaxPayers' Alliance reveals 2,441 council staff raked in more than £100,000 Read more...
It's time for Sadiq to scrap his van tax
This morning the TaxPayers' Alliance (TPA) visited City Hall in a white van to protest the introduction of the new Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). TPA staff plastered a Ford Transit van with placards calling on Mayor Khan to scrap this charge, which will burden hard working tradesmen with yet... Read more...
Priti Patel launches TaxPayers' Alliance report on taking back control of foreign aid
Priti Patel launches TaxPayers' Alliance report on taking back control of foreign aid Today former secretary of state for international development, Rt Hon Priti Patel MP, is joining forces with the TaxPayers' Alliance to call for urgent reforms to British aid spending. In analysis released today, the TaxPayers' Alliance sets... Read more...
UK’s local authorities spent £6,593,523 on award ceremonies
UK’s local authorities spent £6,593,523 on award ceremonies Embargoed: 00:01 Thursday 21st February 2019 An investigation by the TaxPayers' Alliance into council spending has revealed that local authorities in the UK have spent over £6 million on award ceremonies since 2015, with the average cost to the taxpayer per council... Read more...
Top UK government bureaucrats have an average pension pot of £907,273
Average public sector retiree will be almost three times better off than an equivalent in the private sector New video makes clear just how the big the gap is between public and private sector pensions 14 top bureaucrats will also receive a huge lump sum payout in addition to their annual... Read more...
Taxing the old won't solve inter-generational unfairness
Young people have it better than their parents in many ways, but not when it comes to housing Taxing older people more will not solve inter-generational unfairness as it will do nothing to resolve the housing crisis Declassifying areas of green belt land and allowing for taller developments are among... Read more...
Renationalisation is not the answer
Embargoed: 00:01 2nd January 2019 With rail fares due to increase yet again today, and the debate around public ownership raging, it is clear that renationalisation is not the answer. Despite claims made about our privatised rail network: Two thirds of delays are caused by Network Rail, which is nationalised. Every... Read more...
TaxPayers' Alliance publishes 2018 Nanny State Rich List
Embargoed: 00:01 26th December 2018 Today the TaxPayers’ Alliance publishes its 2018 Nanny State Rich List, revealing that hundreds of taxpayer-funded public health bosses enjoyed remuneration of over £100,00. Since the TPA’s last rich list publication in 2016, public health puritans in Britain have succeeded in lobbying for a sugar... Read more...
Nanny state approved Christmas lunch
Embargoed: 00:01 Monday 24th December This year Public Health England has spent over £41.7 million of taxpayers money telling Brits what they can and cannot eat, drink and do in their leisure time. Using these warnings and guidelines, the TaxPayers' Alliance has calculated what a public health puritan approved Christmas lunch... Read more...
Taxpayers will fork out £5.7 billion in Christmas taxes this year
Embargoed: 00:01 23rd December 2018 As millions of Brits hit the shops today, research shows how the Treasury rakes in billions in Christmas taxes. This Christmas, a UK household will pay an average of £211 in tax for their festive spending. This is enough to buy 17 luxury Lidl Christmas... Read more...
Tax burden at a 50-year high, finds TaxPayers' Alliance
For Immediate Release A new research note, released today by the TPA, reveals that the tax burden in Britain has reached a near 50-year high Britain's tax burden has increased to 34.6% of GDP for 2018-19 The Treasury plans to keep Britain’s historic-high tax burden at these levels for the next... Read more...
TPA calls for business rates reform on "Small Business Saturday"
Embargoed: 00:01 Saturday 1st December 2018 As Brits flock to high streets to support their local shops on Small Business Saturday, the TaxPayers’ Alliance has published a new proposal on how to make business rates valuation fairer and more efficient. Entrepreneurs up and down the country are struggling under the... Read more...