Embargoed: 00:01 Tuesday 29th November 2022 A TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) investigation has revealed that councils spent £2,689,959 on luxury mayoral limos between 2019 and 2022. The data, which is broken down by local authority, reveals that Birmingham city council spent the most at £59,884. This covered leasing, maintenance and... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the Section 114 notice issued by Croydon Council, Elliot Keck, investigations campaign manager of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Residents are tired of the rank incompetence of Croydon Council. “The failure to get finances under control will cause yet more misery for taxpayers, who have... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Monday 21st November 2022 Official tax burden is the direct burden of tax on the economy, and will reach record levels, but does not account for the indirect impact of lost growth. By comparing to a growth-maximising scenario, the TaxPayers’ Alliance have estimated the value of lost... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the fiscal statement, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “These plans look set to prolong the crippling cost of government crisis. “Taxpayers will take a kicking over the coming years to pay for a raft of spending increases, with most tough... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the civil service union voting to strike, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Civil servants shouldn’t expect sympathy for their strikes from the working taxpayers who pay their wages. “Bureaucrats already benefit from generous pay packets and plush pensions, with job... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to reports of planned tax rises, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Further Tory tax hikes would not just break manifesto pledges, they would hammer households at the worst possible time. “With Britain already facing a challenging winter, big increases in income... Read more...
Embargoed 00:01 Wednesday 9th November 2022 With the row ongoing about Arts Council grant funding, TaxPayers’ Alliance analysis has identified cash still going to London-based organisations pushing wacky, woke and wasteful projects. The Arts Council National Portfolio, which will provide £446,264,485 per year for a total of around £1.34... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to news that Matt Hancock is due to appear on the latest series of I’m a Celebrity, Joe Ventre of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Matt Hancock’s plans to wriggle out of his responsibilities are shameful. “This grubby spectacle will leave a bad taste in the... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the Rishi Sunak statement as de facto prime minister, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Rishi Sunak’s commitment to fiscal responsibility strikes the right tone for anxious taxpayers. “If the incoming PM wants to address the profound economic challenges, he must... Read more...
For immediate release In our press release and report headed ‘Trade Union Rich List 2022’ we gave a remuneration for Christina McAnea General Secretary of UNISON that was incorrect and misleading. Ms McAnea did not ‘take home’ or ‘receive £225,891’ as remuneration but in fact the sum of £119,513... Read more...
The original press release referred to UNISON's current general secretary. This has been corrected to refer to both the current and former general secretaries, and all entries for individuals have been removed. Embargoed: 00:01 Wednesday 19th October 2022 The TaxPayers’ Alliance has revealed that the average remuneration of... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the emergency statement by the new chancellor, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “The light at the end of the economic tunnel has now been extinguished by this chancellor. “Millions of hard-hit households who were desperate for an income tax cut... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Monday 17th October 2022 TaxPayers’ Alliance analysis shows the UK has some of the highest fuel duty rates across Europe, at 53p per litre. This means a ‘petrol premium’ on prices at the pump, leaving them higher than Germany and Sweden, which the temporary 5p cut does little... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the planned rise in corporation tax, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Taxpayers will be bitterly disappointed to see commitments to lower the 70 year high tax burden have been ditched. “With a Tory tax rise back on the cards and... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Friday 14th October 2022 It’s widely known that business rates are impacting our High Streets. The TaxPayers’ Alliance’s (TPA) dynamic tax model shows that business rates stunts growth, chokes off investment and holds down wages Were business rates to be abolished, GDP could be £34.5 billion higher by... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to Liz Truss confirming her commitment to not cut spending, James Roberts, political director of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “The prime minister is in danger of delivering a half-baked fiscal plan. “Government spending has grown wildly over recent years and tax cuts are back on... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to Liz Truss’s Conservative Party conference speech, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “The prime minister was right to give both barrels to the enemies of enterprise. “To go for growth, Britain has to break free from the shackles of our gruelling... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to Kwasi Kwarteng’s speech to Conservative Party conference, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “The chancellor was right to try to reassure taxpayers of his plans for growth. “But without a clear strategy to control spending, there can be no path to... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to Keir Starmer’s speech to Labour Party conference, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “After years of Tory tax rises hammering working taxpayers, Starmer is right to sing from the hymn sheet of aspiration. “But the idea that endless spending commitments and... Read more...
For immediate release TaxPayers’ Alliance dynamic tax modelling estimates that the measures announced today could boost output by £99 billion over the next ten years, recouping around three quarters of the lost revenue due to faster growth. Cancelling planned rises makes up more than half of the new growth,... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the mini-budget, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Taxpayers will be delighted with a budget that eases the burden on their bottom lines and promises a growth game-changer. “With cuts to income tax and stamp duty, the cancellation of the corporation... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the announcement that the government will scrap the Health and Social Care Levy, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:"It’s long past time that the government abandoned this punishing tax hike on working people and employers alike"It never made any sense to... Read more...
The TaxPayers’ Alliance’s (TPA) dynamic tax model shows that stamp duty land tax (SDLT) depresses growth, chokes off investment and even holds down wages Were stamp duty abolished, by 2029 GDP would be £27 billion higher, investment up by £7 billion and average weekly earnings £6 greater Cutting stamp duty... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to reports that the government plans to reverse the anti-obesity strategy, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Junking these nanny state policies is long overdue. “Plans to end buy-one-get-one-free were only going to pile pressure on hard-hit households during a cost of... Read more...