Embargoed: 00:01 Tuesday 26 October 2021 Amid growing discontent with publicly owned broadcasters, the TPA proposes a new model to compete with streaming giants. The campaign group calls for scrapping the licence fee, alongside the sale of Channel 4 and most of the BBC. Research reveals that the sale... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Friday 22 October 2021 As smaller energy firms fold thanks to spiking prices, the TPA reveals the millions lost by the council-owned firms that blur the line between the public and private sectors. Using taxpayers’ money to dabble in the energy markets puts families on the hook for... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) latest public sector finances figures showing the highest debt to GDP ratio since 1963, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “These numbers confirm Britain’s debt level is now the highest in a generation. “It serves... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Thursday 21 October 2021 As part of its ‘War on Waste’ campaign, the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) today reveals thousands of pounds from NHS health budgets has been spent on luxuries including hot tubs, football tickets and PlayStations. Freedom of information requests sent to Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs)... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to Boris Johnson’s speech to Conservative Party conference, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “We’re a long way away from the PM’s high-wage, low-tax economy. “Taxpayers deserve to know how the prime minister plans to get to the economy of opportunity he... Read more...
For immediate release A poll for the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) in today’s Sunday Telegraph reveals how a growing cost of living crisis, including rising levels of tax, is set to put serious pressure on the Conservatives. Voters now do not consider the Tories to be a low tax party.... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Thursday 30 September 2021 TaxPayers’ Alliance finds over £11 billion was spent on research and development in 2019-20, an increase of over £1 billion compared to 2017-18. Around half of UKRI funded projects since 2003 have resulted in ‘engagement activities’ such as a talk or presentation. The campaign... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to Keir Starmer’s speech to the Labour Party conference, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Starmer’s speech was big on pledges but short on policies. “The Labour leader is right that taxpayers are concerned about the cost of living, and they will... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Monday 13th September 2021 With the TUC Congress in full swing, the TaxPayers’ Alliance has revealed that the average remuneration of the top 30 public sector union bosses was £150,755 in 2020. Frances O’Grady, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, has criticised plans to end the... Read more...
For immediate release New analysis from the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) has laid bare the unfair impact of the new health and social care levy, with workers seeing a total national insurance bill of more than seven times that of the retired, at £4,662. This includes the contribution from both... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the announcement of a health and social care levy, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Hardworking taxpayers will foot a punishing bill for the prime minister’s social care ploy. “Despite claiming to share the burden, this hike will hit low-paid workers... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to reports of a possible rise in national insurance to be announced next week, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “This tax hike on working people would fly in the face of all the PM’s promises. “Suggesting this rise is the only... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Monday 16 August 2021 The TPA is campaigning to extend the hospitality VAT cut to 2023 and bring alcohol into its scope This could save consumers and the hospitality industry £15.7 billion The ‘Quids Inn’ campaign has secured the support of a range of industry leaders, including the... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) 2021 first quarterly estimate figures John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “These figures show promising signs of recovery. “But we are not out of the woods yet and bumper growth is needed to tackle the... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Monday 9 August 2021 A TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) investigation has found a total of 327 public bodies were paying into Stonewall's Diversity Champions scheme. Between 2018-19 and 2020-21, this saw Stonewall receive over £3 million of taxpayers’ money. Freedom of Information requests found that more than two... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the National Infrastructure Commission report suggesting that bills could rise by £400 a year to cover the cost of net zero, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “The net zero target must not see working taxpayers landed with the bill. “With... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Sunday 25 July 2021 Responding to the Public Accounts Committee’s reports on spending during the pandemic, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “The simple truth is that the pandemic has left taxpayers on the hook for billions. “Of course the government had to react... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to a proposed one percentage point rise in national insurance to fund social care, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Funding social care requires a more sustainable solution than simply whacking up taxes on working people and businesses. “What’s more, when politicians... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Thursday 15 July 2021 Henry Dimbleby's National Food Strategy has proposed sugar and salt taxes on everyday staples that may see every household forking out an extra £172 per year to the taxman. Dimbleby predicts the tax would cost households between £2.9 and £3.4 billion per year,... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the news of a compromise on overseas aid spending, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “This is another arbitrary aid target taxpayers don’t want. “It will lock in wasteful foreign aid projects and ensure the British public are stuck with the... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Saturday 10 July 2021 With England supporters ready to enjoy a pint watching the Euro 2020 final tomorrow, the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) has revealed that fans are paying around £64,884 per minute in taxes on beer. Using estimates from England’s semi-final game against Denmark, the campaign group... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the news that BBC star and executive pay packets have reduced, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "The Beeb is now taking baby steps in tackling top salaries. "But these BBC pay packets are picked from the pockets of pensioners and... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to the Office for Budget Responsibility’s latest fiscal risks report released today, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “These numbers are a wake-up call of the fiscal pressures facing us as we emerge from the pandemic. “It’s clear the economy has been... Read more...
For immediate release Amid calls for the furlough scheme not to be tapered off, analysis of HMRC data released today has found continuing the full scheme would cost taxpayers an extra £9 billion, or up to £18 billion if the scheme was extended to the end of the year.... Read more...