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...
TaxPayers' Alliance say trapping typical taxpayers in a life of state dependency and placing huge tax bills on the unborn is “morally repugnant” For immediate release Responding to the launch of the Labour manifesto, John O'Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance said: “This manifesto shows that many politicians either do not... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the launch of the Liberal Democrat manifesto, James Roberts, political director of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "While the Lib Dems should be applauded for at least attempting to balance the books, some of these ideas are straight from cloud cuckoo land. “The commitment to reducing our... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the announcement that corporation tax cuts will be delayed, John O'Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "The decision to can the corporation tax cut is another sign that the public's desire for lower taxes is being ignored by the country's political leaders. "After... Read more...
For Immediate Release Commenting on the leaked report from the independent review into HS2, Harry Fone, Grassroots Campaign Manager at the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "If these reports are true, this review is in danger of becoming a one-sided stitch up, resorting to old red herrings to keep plans to push... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Tuesday 5th November 6 in 10 C2DE voters strongly favour cutting the basic rate of income tax down to 15p in the pound, down from 20p now. More than three quarters of those polled supported a cap on council tax rises. C2DE voters are more than twice as... Read more...
Immediate release Duncan Simpson, Research Director of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "If the inheritance tax threshold was increased from £325,000 to £1 million, almost 25,000 fewer families would have to pay the hated death tax across this year and next. "The government would still be raking in £7 billion in... Read more...