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...
Responding to the Prime Minister's speech on the nation's finances, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: Read more...
Responding to speeches by the Chancellor and the Prime Minister on the importance of cutting the deficit, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: Read more...
No party has credible plan for finding necessary savings Current plans would see spending return to 2008 levels, not 1930 levels Reducing spending to around a third of national income would make us comparable to Australia and Switzerland Read more...
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...
George Osborne will this week deliver the final Autumn Statement of this Parliament. He should use the opportunity to declare a real War on Waste, going further and faster inreal deficit reduction rather than political grandstanding. He should also help secure the recovery by speeding up threshold changes to the personal allowance... Read more...
The World Bank will decide next month whether to re-establish taxpayer-underwritten loans to Argentina after international coalition led by United Kingdom and United States saw them suspended in 2012, marking victory for the TaxPayers' Alliance's Stop Funding Argentina campaign Read more...
Responding to the Public Accounts Committee report into tax compliance and avoidance, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: Read more...
Responding to the publication of a PwC report into Council practices in Tower Hamlets, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: Read more...
New research conducted by the TaxPayers' Alliance suggests public bodies are providing trade union representatives with office space in taxpayer-funded buildings at knock-down rates Government guidance says "restrictions should be placed on use of office facilities" but many bodies are ignoring that advice. Analysis demonstrates subsidised union activity in the same week that manymilitant... Read more...
Extensive data study over the past ten years finds that foreign aid spending has no bearing on the freedom of ordinary people, the press or business in developing countries Ground-breaking report gives developing countries a "freedom score" and contrasts that with the amount of bilateral foreign aid given by the UK Government Of 20 countries studied, 10 countries... Read more...
Responding to the Prime Minister's speech at Conservative Party Conference and the announcement of two major taxation policies, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: Read more...
Responding to the Chancellor's speech at Conservative Party Conference, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: Read more...
Responding to Labour's plans to introduce a number of taxes and increase spending on the Health Service, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: Read more...
Responding to the speech by Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls today at Labour Party Conference, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: Read more...
Scots receive over £1,600 per person more in public spending Lord Barnett, the former minister who devised the formula, called it a "terrible mistake" and "national embarrassment" TPA also calls for a change to Scottish MPs' voting rights in Westminster Read more...
Responding to the Communities and Local Government Committee's report, Local government Chief Officers' remuneration, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: Read more...
The TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) today reveals that trade unions received at least £108 million in subsidies from taxpayers in 2012-13, just £5 million less than in 2011-12. Our comprehensive survey shows shows that trade unions received an estimated £85 million in paid staff time (facility time) plus £23 million in direct payments in 2012-13. The research also demonstrates... Read more...
In response to criticism of Stamp Duty Land Tax by a number of MPs in today's Westminster Hall debate, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:"Stamp Duty is unfair, unjust and must be reformed. It stops ordinary families moving up the property ladder, discourages the elderly from downsizing,... Read more...
Responding to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Report on the Major Projects Authority, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: Read more...
Responding to news that the Home Office will have to pay some £220m to Raytheon after the termination of the eBorders contract, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive, said:"Taxpayers will be furious that the cost of yet another large Government project has spiralled out of control. Ending contracts early is sometimes the... Read more...
The TaxPayers' Alliance bring their campaign against plans for a so-called "Sugar Tax" to Cardiff tomorrow (Saturday). Read more...
The TaxPayers' Alliance has warmly welcomed the introduction today (Wednesday) of new rules which forbid councils from banning citizens and journalists from reporting on local government hearings and meetings. The legally-binding rules, introduced by Eric Pickles, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, will give everyone the right to blog... Read more...
The only comprehensive guide to top pay at local councils across the UK, with detailed breakdowns for every local authority Read more...