New research from the TaxPayers' Alliance shows that punishingly high taxes on holiday items, insurance and flights have forced up the cost of a holiday abroad by £62 on every holidaymaker in Britain. Read more...
Ahead of anti-austerity protests this weekend, new analysis by the TaxPayers' Alliance today exposes the size of Britain's real national debt and charts its growth since 2010. The picture that emerges is highly troubling and underscores the urgency of the need to repair the public finances.The real national debt extends... Read more...
Responding to this morning's announcement by the Department for Energy and Climate Change that wind farm subsidies will be abolished sooner than planned, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "Onshore wind subsidies have pushed up energy bills for years and the Government is right to get rid... Read more...
As the EU referendum Bill reaches its Committee Stage in the Commons, high among the issues set to be debated is whether there should be a period of 'purdah' leading up to the poll. This is a period during which central and local government would be prevented by law from... Read more...
Responding to the publication of Lord Carter's report on NHS efficiency, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "With an ageing population, the NHS simply has to become more efficient, and Lord Carter's report has confirmed our own research into wasteful spending at far too many NHS trusts.... Read more...
Responding to the announcement that the Government will begin selling off its stake in the Royal Bank of Scotland, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "The headlines will be grabbed by a potential loss on the sale of RBS but the overall profit from the combined bank... Read more...
Today, Chancellor of the Exchequer announced plans to sell off the government's remaining stake in Royal Mail. Responding to the news, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "The Chancellor is absolutely right to go ahead with the sale, which will help to cut down the deficit. Officials... Read more...
Responding to the news that IPSA, the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, are launching a consultation on a significant increase in MPs' pay and again calling for an above-inflation increase, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "It beggars belief that this overgrown quango is launching yet another consultation... Read more...
New research by the TaxPayers' Alliance shows surprising scale of councils' asset portfolios Assets include golf courses, restaurants, hotels, shopping centres, a wet fish stall in Thanet and a cheese factory in Dumfries and Galloway Revelations come as councils continue to complain about size of central government grant and plead poverty as a reason for increasing Council Tax on... Read more...
Responding to the Queen's Speech, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "The Conservatives were elected on a mandate of protecting taxpayers and reducing spending, and the Queen's Speech delivered on the first. We hope that the Chancellor follows through in his forthcoming Budget, ensuring that Britain lives... Read more...
New research from the TaxPayers' Alliance has revealed the scale of overpayments on grounds and gardens maintenance across the NHS. Analysis of the data from the Health and Social Care Information Centre, a Department of Health agency, shows significant disparities in how much NHS trusts spend. There appear to be... Read more...
Today the TaxPayers' Alliance can reveal that clinical staff at the Mid-Staffordshire and University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay (UHMB) NHS Trusts were awarded more than £7 million in "Clinical Excellence Awards," whilst official inquiries found that patient care was seriously deficient - leading to shocking patient care and even unnecessary... Read more...
Responding to the election result, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive, said: "Voters faced an important decision at this election: sticking with a party which recognises that the country has to live within its means; or plumping for a party which paid lip-service to deficit reduction but wouldn't admit its catastrophic role... Read more...
Responding to Labour's commitment to exempt first time buyers from Stamp Duty on homes purchased for less than £300,000, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive, said: Read more...
Responding to the Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) analysis of the party manifestos, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: Read more...
Responding to the launch of the Conservative manifesto today, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: Read more...
Responding to the launch of the Labour Party manifesto, and the announcement of a "Budget Responsibility Lock," Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: Read more...
Responding to the news that the Conservatives plan to increase the Inheritance Tax family home threshold to £1 million, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive, said: Read more...
Responding to the House of Lords Economics Affairs Committee report, The Economics of High Speed 2, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: Read more...
Responding to the Budget statement given by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: Read more...
On this morning's The Andrew Marr Show Ed Balls was challenged on our Spending Plan, with Andrew Marr citing our proposal to abolish entire government departments in a discussion on the steps needed to balance the books. Read more...
The TaxPayers' Alliance today calls on all political leaders to inject a dose of honesty into the pre-election debate about future spending cuts, with the publication of The Spending Plan. Read more...
TaxPayers' Alliance calls for Real Recall in light of Rifkind and Straw allegations Responding to reports in the media that two prominent MPs have allegedly been caught in "cash for access" scandals, Andy Silvester, Campaign Director of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: Read more...
Responding to David Cameron's expected commitment to maintain universal pensioner benefits such as free bus passes and TV licences, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: Read more...