For immediate release Responding to Labour’s leaked plans to ban smoking in pub gardens and nightclub smoking areas, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Freedom loving Brits will be sickened by Starmer’s sanctimonious smoking ban.“With tobacco products already set to be banned for future adults and tobacco duty... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to Keir Starmer’s ‘state of the nation’ speech , John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Taxpayers will be left disheartened and betrayed by Starmer’s speech, which does nothing to help households who are already struggling under a 70 year high tax burden.“The prime minister... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the Office for National Statistics report that showed UK borrowing overshot forecasts by £3bn and the UK’s public sector net debt up by 3.8 per cent , John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Taxpayers will be dismayed as Rachel Reeves prioritises public sector... Read more...
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Embargoed: 22:30 Monday, 19th August 2024 UK councils have massive disparities in the number of bins that they ask residents to sort their rubbish into, with some councils having as many as ten and others as few as two. The survey by the TaxPayers’ Alliance is an update of research... Read more...
For immediate release Council tax receipts have more than tripled since the start of the century, according to analysis of new government data by the TaxPayers’ Alliance campaign group, an increase of 214 per cent. Total receipts have soared from £12.2 billion in 2000-01 to £38.5 billion in 2023-24.... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the request made for Huw Edwards to return the salary he earned after his arrest, Joanna Marchong, investigations campaign manager of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “The Beeb are bang on the money asking Huw Edwards to return the salary he earned after his arrest, but... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the cut to interest rates, Darwin Friend, head of research of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:"An interest rate cut is welcome news for taxpayers, particularly given the calamitous level of public sector debt."While this cut will reduce the burden of public sector debt interest payments, it... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to Rachel Reeves’ review of the public finances, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“A fiscal statement so focused rhetorically on overspending will be music to the ears of many taxpayers, particularly given the catastrophic level of public sector debt.“But it is impossible to... Read more...
**CORRECTION: The original version of this press release said that debt was increasing by £382 million per year. In fact it's increasing by £382 million per day. This has now been changed.** For immediate release The TaxPayers’ Alliance has relaunched its ticking debt clock, fifteen years after its groundbreaking campaign... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to reports that Rachel Reeves is set to release the results of an audit which is expected to show a significant black hole in the public finances, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Taxpayers will not be shocked by the state of... Read more...
For immediate release BBC stars and executives are both receiving mega-salaries, with senior executives costing £40 million in 2023-24 and on-air talent costing a total of £39 million. A total of 447 staff at the BBC earn over £100,000 while 155 receive salaries above £178,000. The huge cost of BBC... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the publication of the BBC’s latest annual report and accounts 2023-24, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Licence fee payers will be livid at the excess and extravagance of the top level pay packets at the Beeb“BBC bosses love to bang the drum... Read more...
Embargoed: 22:30, Sunday 21st July 2024 Over 1,400 employees of the Scottish public sector received over £100,000 in salary, bonuses, pension payments and other perks during the 2022-23 financial year, according to the first ever Scottish public sector rich list. The research, produced by the TaxPayers’ Alliance, a campaign group,... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the UK restoring funding to the UN Reliefs and Works Agency (UNRWA), Jonathan Eida, researcher of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Taxpayers will be concerned about the decision to restore funding to UNRWA given the alarming allegations made against the organisation.“For decades this body has attracted enormous... Read more...
Embargoed: 22:30, Thursday 18th July, 2024 Three years on from the lifting of the final lockdown measures in the United Kingdom on 19th July 2021, a landmark study by a campaign group of covid spending among comparable OECD nations has found that the UK was one of the worst performing... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the King’s Speech, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Taxpayers will be deeply disappointed by a legislative programme that fiddles with everything while fixing nothing. “With frontline services on their knees and the tax burden heading to a record high, Brits... Read more...
Embargoed: 22:30, Saturday 13th July 2024 Almost £100 million was spent by the public sector on trade union facility time in 2022-23. There were 23,592 public sector workers moonlighting as trade union reps in 2022-23, the second highest on record, with the full-time equivalent figure of 20,791... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to Rachel Reeves’ first speech as chancellor of the exchequer, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Taxpayers will welcome the chancellor’s commitment to delivering growth and her genuine grasp of the problems with the planning system. “But with Reeves frequently reaching for the same tired... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to Sir Keir Starmer’s first speech as prime minister, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Labour enters office with a record high tax burden pumping hundreds of billions into the exchequer for Sir Keir Starmer and his ministers to deliver the services that... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the release of Reform UK’s ‘contract’, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Reform’s package of tax cuts, spending controls, and reducing regulation has the potential to offer real relief to Brits struggling under a record high tax burden and give a boost to... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01, Saturday 15th June 2024 An estimated £180 million of beer duty will be paid to the Treasury during the Euros. UK has the second-highest beer duty compared to EU member states; British drinkers will pay the highest beer duty of any EU country represented at the European... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the Labour Party manifesto launch, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Taxpayers hoping for change from an ever-rising tax burden will be bitterly disappointed by a Labour manifesto that may rule out major tax rises, but leaves the door open to alternative ways... Read more...