Embargoed: 00:01 Tuesday 29th October Research by the TaxPayers' Alliance shows that councils throughout the UK employ an average of four press officers each. Despite many local authorities claiming a lack of funding from central government, some councils employ more press officers than government departments. For example, Gloucestershire council had more press... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Friday 11th October In a paper released today, the TaxPayers' Alliance (TPA) calls for a package of tax cuts which could bring the country together in a 'no-deal' scenario. The new research suggests tax policy changes which - in the event of leaving without a withdrawal agreement - the... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Thursday 3rd October With students starting their university terms, the TaxPayers' Alliance (TPA) has today revealed that there was an average of 3,615 staff at British universities taking home over £100,000 each year between 2016 and 2018. The University of Edinburgh had the most high earners, reporting that 335 staff received over £100,000 in... Read more...
For Immediate Release Responding to Prime Minister Boris Johnson's speech at Conservative Party Conference, John O'Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "The Prime Minister’s full throated defence of dynamic free market capitalism was a breath of fresh air. "Boris is bang on that we need a can-do tax-cutting... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Monday 23rd September Today the TaxPayers' Alliance (TPA) launches The Bumper Book of Burdens on Business which outlines the bureaucratic regulation and taxes such as VAT, business rates, fuel duty and corporation tax which are stifling innovation, productivity, growth and entrepreneurship. While the UK consistently ranks towards the top... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Monday 9th September With TUC Congress in full swing, the TaxPayers' Alliance (TPA) has today revealed that the average remuneration of the 30 union bosses on more than £100,000 was £144,168 in 2018. This is an increase of £12,970 from the previous year. Union top bosses weren't the... Read more...
For Immediate Release Today the TaxPayers' Alliance has welcomed the announcement by Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport, that the true cost of High Speed 2 (HS2) will be £81-88 billion in 2019 prices. Previous governments have maintained that HS2 would only cost £55.6 billion despite knowing the... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Monday 26th August With the government announcing a review of HS2, a new report by the TaxPayers' Alliance analyses data on 10 UK major projects - covering everything from Astute submarines to Crossrail - which have collectively overrun by more than three decades and £17 billion. These overruns equal £624 per UK... Read more...
For Immediate Release TPA has long called for the project to be scrapped The campaign group strongly welcomes this effort to shine a light on the true costs of HS2 Strong review team includes Lord Berkeley, who sat on the TPA's Great British Transport Competition panel The government today (Wednesday, 21st August... Read more...
For Immediate Release New figures secured by the Greater London Assembly reveal that the costs of flights and hotels for the Metropolitan Police have risen sharply under London mayor Sadiq Khan's watch. In 2015-16 the Met spent £2,550,613 on flights which by 2018-19 had nearly doubled to £4,620,000. Hotel costs almost trebled from £763,199... Read more...
For Immediate Release Inflation, as measured by the Retail Price Index, is going up. That means most rail fares are due to rise again this January. But calls to re-nationalise the railways should be rebuffed. Significantly lower fares could only be delivered by increasing taxpayer support, which would disproportionately benefit... Read more...
For Immediate Release Research by the TaxPayers' Alliance examines the taxes and charges involved when someone passes away. In 2019-20, the government is projected to receive £5.35 billion from grieving taxpayers via inheritance tax, the highest amount ever. But this is only one of the many ways that the government extracts... Read more...