For immediate release Responding to the release of whole of government accounts for 2022-23, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“This latest set of accounts will make for as grim reading for British taxpayers as it has done for the National Audit Office.“The fact that the public watchdog... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the chancellor speaking at the Confederation of British Industry’s annual conference, John O’Connell chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:"The frosty reception that the chancellor faced should make it clear to her that business owners aren't buying her bluster about black holes and fiscal responsibility.“While... Read more...
For immediate release The TaxPayers’ Alliance campaign group have today revealed more than £500 million in foreign aid grants for international farmers. As first revealed in a front page story in the Daily Express, £536.4 million is being spent on ten active funding programmes focused on supporting farmers and farming... Read more...
For immediate release TaxPayers’ Alliance campaigners have protested outside the UK Covid inquiry in Paddington, London, after new research from the campaign group revealed that the inquiry could end up costing £208 million by the time it concludes.Members of the TPA held up a banner reading “£208 MILLION: IS IT... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to Angela Rayner’s refusal to rule out further inheritance tax hikes at Prime Minister’s Questions, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Rayner’s refusal to rule out a further cash grab will send shivers down the spine of every taxpayer hoping to pass on a... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to today’s GDP figures from the Office for National Statistics, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Taxpayers will be disheartened to see the economy heading in the wrong direction.“With sluggish growth and economic stagnation hitting most industries, Brits need reassurance that this is simply... Read more...
For immediate release TaxPayers’ Alliance reveals the pay of the chief executives at the ten worst performing trusts by waiting times. Interim chief executive of Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust, Samantha Prince received a salary of £142,500 and total remuneration of £147,500 in 2023-24. The trust has the worst... Read more...
For immediate release There will be a £30 billion hit to GDP as a result of Rachel Reeves’ first budget as Labour chancellor, with wages set to be £337 lower and growth down by 0.1 percentage points after ten years, according to modelling by the TaxPayers’ AllianceAs a result of... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to Rachel Reeves’ first budget as chancellor of the exchequer, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, said:"We were consistently told that there was no need for big tax hikes because of a focus on growth, so taxpayers will be disgusted by the whoops and... Read more...
Embargoed: 22:30, Tuesday 22nd October 2024 More than 10,000 university staff received over £100,000 in remuneration in 2023-24, up from 4,112 in 2020 When comparing universities that provided data in both years, the number increased from 3,142 to 5,305 The highest remunerated official relative to what a student at their... Read more...
Embargoed: 22:30, Monday 21st October 4,908 council-owned non-residential properties left empty for part or all of a two-year period. Over £88 million spent on insuring, securing, maintaining and renovating empty properties Of 172 councils that provided data for both 2016-17 and 2022-23, the number of empty properties has increased by... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to reports that Rachel Reeves is set to increase inheritance tax at the budget, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Taxpayers will be dismayed at reports that the chancellor intends to increase inheritance tax in the budget.“With the threshold already frozen, more and more... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to reports that the government will reverse the decision to scrap phase 2a of HS2, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“A decision to reverse changes to HS2 would only further derail the public finances, all for the sake of a massive white... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the news that London Underground workers will strike in November, William Yarwood, media campaign manager of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Londoners will be livid at the news of new strikes in November.“Despite being offered an inflation busting pay increase, trade unions have chosen to punish hard-working... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the prime minister’s refusal to rule out raising employer National Insurance in PMQs, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Taxpayers will be nervous at the prime minister’s refusal to rule out raising employer National Insurance.“Hiking this tax would lead to businesses hiring less... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to Sir Keir Starmer’s first speech at Labour conference as Prime Minister, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Taxpayers will receive little joy from a speech that sounded more like a protracted shopping list for ever more public spending than a platform for genuine... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the chancellor Rachel Reeves’ speech at Labour conference, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“The chancellor’s promise to deliver ‘active government’ will send shivers down the spine of the millions of taxpayers who simply want to be left alone.“Labour came in promising to... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to debt hitting 100 per cent of national income, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Taxpayers will be hoping that this will be a wake up call for Rachel Reeves ahead of the budget.“With the debt now matching the size of the economy, this... Read more...
For immediate release The TaxPayers’ Alliance today announces a new research council to bolster its groundbreaking research team. Formed by leading thinkers in the fields of economics, accounting, finance and politics, it will play a key role in the coming months by adding to the group’s already highly-regarded research output.... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to Sir Ed Davey’s conference speech, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Taxpayers will be unconvinced by a speech that was big on optimism and anecdotes but contained little to suggest that they are serious about becoming the official opposition.“Sir Ed Davey’s party continues... Read more...
**CORRECTION: In the original press release there were errors in the regional breakdown, incorrect figures had been pulled out of the data set. These have now been changed.Embargoed: 00:01, Saturday 14th September Average wait time of four months at driving test centres in Great Britain London is the worst... Read more...
For immediate release Campaigners from the TaxPayers’ Alliance visited sites in Hampshire and Wiltshire today, Friday, as part of a roadshow raising awareness of the UK’s national debt, which is increasing by £4,410 per second or £380 million per day. Joining the TPA was John Glen MP, shadow paymaster general,... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to Keir Starmer’s speech on the need for NHS reform,John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Starmer is spot on to bang the drum for reform but the claim that the health system has had an austere decade will leave taxpayers concerned that he is... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the prime minister’s speech at the TUC annual congress, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:“Taxpayers will read through the lines of Starmer’s speech, which continues to push the increasingly absurd claim that this government is on the side of workers.“The promise to... Read more...