Embargoed: 00:01 24th January 2020 Commenting on the National Audit Office (NAO) report on the costs of HS2, Harry Fone, grassroots campaign manager at the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "These findings come as no surprise to those who have long been saying that HS2 is coming off the rails. "Clearly costs... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the review's recommendation that the HS2 project continue, John O'Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, said: "Being forced to come clean on the real financial and political costs of HS2 should be the final nail in the coffin for this white elephant. "Pressing ahead with the... Read more...
TaxPayers' Alliance reveals nanny state mandarins' massive pay packets Embargoed: 00:01 Sunday 05 January The TaxPayers' Alliance today releases the Nanny State Rich List, which reveals the remarkable scale of the rewards enjoyed by public health officials in the United Kingdom. The extent of nanny state interference in day-to-day life... Read more...
Embargoed: 00.01 Monday 23 December 2019 Research by the TaxPayers' Alliance has revealed that a small number of local authorities spent over £310,000 on celebrities to turn on Christmas lights between 2016-2017 and 2018-2019. The overall cost is likely to be far higher, because the responsibility for hosting often falls... Read more...
Taxpayers to pay £5.9 billion in tax on festive spending this Christmas Embargoed: 00:01 Wednesday 18 December Research by the TaxPayers' Alliance has revealed the extent of the taxman's squeeze on festive spending this Christmas. The typical UK household will spend £1,344 on Christmas, of which £212, or nearly 16 per cent, will... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Monday 16th December With the election now over, some senior mandarins may be considering a career move. New research by the TaxPayers' Alliance shows that permanent secretaries, who head up UK government departments, are securing guaranteed bumper pay-packets for life via their pension pots. Of these rankings bureaucrats, 13 have... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to Boris Johnson's suggestion that the government 'could look at' abolishing the BBC licence fee, Sam Packer, media campaign manager at the TaxPayers’ Alliance, said: "Boris is right to see the way the wind is blowing and look at axing the TV tax. "The licence fee... Read more...
TaxPayers' Alliance analysis finds current contenders set to raise tax burden to record levels For immediate release Research by the TaxPayers' Alliance (TPA) shows that whoever wins Thursday's general election, the tax burden will be higher than it has been under almost any post-war prime minister. New analysis ranks each post-war... Read more...
TaxPayers' Alliance uncovers the collection's total worth of £1.9 billion Embargoed: 00:01 Tuesday 03 December 2019 As the art world comes together in Margate this evening for the Turner Prize awards, research shows that bumper collections aren't limited to world famous galleries. Local councils have millions of their own artworks,... Read more...
TaxPayers’ Alliance hails DUP proposal to abolish the TV tax For immediate release Responding to the release of the DUP manifesto, TaxPayers’ Alliance political director James Roberts, said: "The DUP’s promise to back tax cuts will be welcomed by taxpayers, though their spending suggestions for the province won’t come cheap. “It’s refreshing... Read more...
TaxPayers’ Alliance hails triple lock tax freeze but warns against joining the spending arms race For immediate release Responding to the release of the Conservative manifesto, TaxPayers’ Alliance chief executive John O’Connell, said: “Welcome cuts to employees’ and employers’ national insurance, as well as business rates, confirm the Conservatives have heeded... Read more...
An online sales tax would hurt those struggling with the cost of living, says TaxPayers' Alliance For immediate release Responding to the launch of the Brexit Party 'contract', John O'Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "Whether or not they call it a manifesto, some of the policies announced by... Read more...