Press releases

New government must stay strong on spending restraint

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...

NEW RESEARCH: 'The Spending Plan'

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 slams plain packs as a "Smuggler's Charter"

Reacting to the news that the Government plans to introduce plain packaging for tobacco products, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "International evidence shows that plain packs are not having the desired impact on public health, so this illiberal measure is simply another victory for the nanny... Read more...

Osborne's Charter is a "Meaningless Political Gimmick" say TaxPayers' Alliance

Chancellor will bring legislation to House today that essentially copies Alistair Darling's Fiscal Responsibility Act, which set deficit reduction targets in law Then-Shadow Chancellor Osborne was right to call legislation "vacuous and irrelevant" at the time, but is now bringing it back in the form of the Charter for Budget Responsibility for his own political... Read more...

Stamp Duty reform an overdue victory for taxpayers

Welcome victory for TaxPayers' Alliance Stamp Out Stamp Duty campaign, as the burden of this pernicious tax on most homebuyers is reduced The deficit remains too high, however, and the Chancellor failed to address this elephant in the room with the detail taxpayers deserve More fiddly tax measures will create further complexity Read more...

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