Press releases

TaxPayers' Alliance calls for Corporation Tax to be replaced

Reacting to news that Facebook has rearranged its tax structure, Jonathan Isaby, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "The fact that Facebook has taken a voluntary decision to change its structure so it pays more Corporation Tax just goes to show how absurd the system has become. The outdated... Read more...

Taxpayers' money must not be used to skew the EU referendum

Reacting to the news that EU referendum campaign has finally begun, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Now that the starting gun has been fired, politicians and bureaucrats both in Westminster and Brussels must not be allowed to use taxpayers’ cash to skew the debate one way... Read more...

TaxPayers' Alliance slams plans for a regressive sugar tax

Slamming renewed calls for the hugely regressive sugar tax which would hit the poorest hardest, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:  "It is incredible that the health lobby is continuing to push this deeply regressive tax which will only add to hard-pressed families' bills. A sugar tax would hit those... Read more...

TaxPayers' Alliance welcomes plans to ban taxpayer funded lobbying

Responding to the government's plans to ban charities using taxpayers' money to lobby ministers Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "It simply cannot be right that taxpayers' money is spent to lobby the Government without those paying for it having any say or even knowledge of which... Read more...

Welsh Government's profligate spending on Cardiff Airport

Responding to the Audit Office report that the Welsh Government paid over the odds for Cardiff Airport, Lee Canning, Wales co-ordinator for the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: Welsh taxpayers will struggle to understand why such a large amount of their money has been wasted so needlessly. When some Assembly Members are... Read more...

Bill for council compensation payments tops £100 million

New research from the TaxPayers' Alliance (TPA) reveals that over £100 million has been paid out in compensation claims against local authorities across the Great Britain over the last two years. These figures suggest that some local authorities are failing to adequately deliver services - such as pothole repair and... Read more...

TaxPayers' Alliance slams junior doctors' strike as 'dangerous'

Responding to the proposed strike action by junior doctors, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: The BMA should call off this dangerous strike and return to the negotiating table before patients suffer, not least because they insist that patient safety is their paramount concern. The current contract... Read more...

The country must live within taxpayers' means

Reacting to George Osborne's speech in Cardiff this afternoon (7th January 2016), Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "The chancellor is right to say that the job of fixing the public finances is not yet complete, especially given we still have a substantial deficit of around £70... Read more...

TaxPayers' Alliance slams calls for a sugar tax

Responding to news that ministers may be considering a sugar tax, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "A sugar tax would be deeply regressive and hit those on lower incomes the hardest. Rather than capitulate to the self-appointed High Priests of the Nanny State in the public... Read more...

It's time to rethink the expensive blanket bans on e-cigarettes

The Welsh Assembly is soon to vote on the Public Heath Bill. One of the proposed measures is to impose a blanket ban on using e-cigarettes in workplaces, in both the public and private sectors. The National Assembly for Wales Finance Committee’s report into the Public Health Bill says that... Read more...

TaxPayers' Alliance slams the Health Committee's call for a sugar tax

Responding to the report from the Health Committee, which calls for the introduction of a sugar tax, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "A sugar tax would be deeply regressive, hitting the poorest hardest and putting even greater pressure on family budgets. Politicians and the self-appointed High... Read more...

The Spending Review was a "big missed opportunity"

Reacting to the Autumn Statement and Spending Review, Jonathan Isaby, Chief Executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "When public spending is going up year after year, how can anyone describe that as austerity? It's good news that the Chancellor intends to run a surplus by the end of the parliament.... Read more...

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