For immediate release Responding to new ONS figures confirming that the UK has entered a recession, defined as two consecutive quarters of GDP decline, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Taxpayers will be right to blame the government for a mess largely of its own making.... Read more...
For immediate release Campaigners from the Taxpayers’ Alliance are urging the chancellor to cut income tax at the upcoming budget. The TPA team protested outside of the HM Treasury building holding a banner that read “ Give taxpayers a break!” According to new research by the Taxpayers’ Alliance,... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to an announcement that junior doctors will strike for five more days, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Brits are growing impatient for a return to the fully-functioning health service that they deserve. “Whilst the right to strike is important, doctors are... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01, Friday 9th February 2024 Number of people paying income tax has increased by 4.5 million since 2010 Of that number, an additional 1.7 million people are paying the basic rate of income tax Since thresholds were frozen in 2021-22 The largest percentage increases in the number of new... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to warnings from the chancellor that there is limited room for tax cuts, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Taxpayers will feel desperately let down if Jeremy Hunt doesn’t walk the walk when it comes to reducing the impact of income tax.... Read more...
Embargoed until 00:01, Friday 26th January 2024 A review of more than 40 academic studies shows that the optimal tax burden for economic growth cluster between 20 and 30 per cent of GDP The UK’s tax burden currently stands at 36 per cent of GDP - and the chancellor... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to findings from the Office of Budget Responsibility that the UK government borrowed £5 billion less than expected in the year to December, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Taxpayers will be encouraged to hear that there are billions in the bank.... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to a BBC report into council debt that shows that UK councils owe a total of £97.8 billion to lenders, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Taxpayers will feel bewildered at the sheer scale of debt that councils have accrued. “Despite years... Read more...
Embargoed: 00:01 Tuesday 16th January 2024 Responding to the head of the National Audit Office’s annual speech, in which he calls for productivity boosts to save tens of billions of pounds in public expenditure, Darwin Friend, research director of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Short-term thinking and poor systems management... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to figures confirmed by the HS2 executive chairman of HS2 costs soaring to over £66 billion, Joanna Marchong, investigations campaign manager of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “The continued soaring costs of HS2 are a slap in the face for taxpayers. “Even with the termination of... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to revelations of South Cambridgeshire District Council failing to publish data or produce a business case for the four-day week trial, Elliot Keck, head of campaigns of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “South Cambridgeshire residents are being let down by this reckless and unfair trial. “Opaque... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to an upcoming week of London Underground strikes conducted by RMT, Darwin Friend, research director of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Londoners will be seething at a week of severe commuter disruption. “With TfL overseeing an already bloated pay-bill, hard-pressed taxpayers are bound to wonder how... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to Sir Keir Starmer’s speech marking four years since the 2019 election, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Starmer is right to talk of a hard road ahead, given the tax burden is still heading for a record high. “Households are paying... Read more...
For immediate release Four-day week could cost Norwich taxpayers £3.6 million a year in lost staff time, equivalent to band D bills of 12,622 households TPA visits Norwich for Christmas stunt against council plans The TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) visited Norwich today (7th December) for a visual stunt to... Read more...
Embargoed until 00:01, Wednesday 6th December Responding to news that almost one in five council bosses fear they will have to issue a section 114 notice this year or next, Elliot Keck, head of campaigns of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “It’s not the season to be jolly for taxpayers... Read more...
For immediate release Local taxpayers in Nottingham and Birmingham face council tax rises of as much as 15 per cent, amounting to an increase of £362 for band D properties in Nottingham, and £286 for band D properties in Birmingham, according to the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) campaign group. A... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to reports Rishi Sunak will block a nine per cent increase in the licence fee, Joe Ventre, digital campaign manager of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Taxpayers will welcome ministers stepping in to stop the BBC slapping a massive increase on the TV tax. “The BBC... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to Rishi Sunak arriving at COP28, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “The interests of the global quangocracy are not the same as the interests of British taxpayers. “Too often these international conferences end up as little more than hideously expensive meet-and-greets... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to Nottingham City Council issuing a Section 114 notice, an effective declaration of bankruptcy, Elliot Keck, head of campaigns of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Nottingham is a case in point that when councils go bankrupt, it is financial incompetence that is to blame. “These town... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to Jeremy Hunt’s answer that foreign aid will remain at 0.5 per cent during a hearing of the Treasury select committee, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Taxpayers will welcome this healthy dose of common sense from the chancellor. “His promise to... Read more...
Embargo: 00:01 Tuesday 28th November New research by the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) has revealed that in 2022-23, 20 leading civil servants who run UK government departments had an average pension pot of £1.1 million. Combined, these pension pots were worth £21 million. Of these, ten had pension pots worth more... Read more...
For immediate release Responding to Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “This was a mixed bag of an autumn statement with good and bad news for taxpayers. “Cuts to taxes for businesses and workers will be warmly welcomed, but the fiscal drag... Read more...
For immediate release The project to build a luxury bed and breakfast in River Road in Arundel is to be abandoned, following a meeting of the Economy Committee at Arun District Council last night, in a significant grassroots win for the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA). The TPA visited Arundel on... Read more...
Embargo: 00:01 Monday 20th November 2023 The TPA’s Single Income Tax presents a comprehensive plan for growth, vital to address problems within the current tax system and sluggish growth Implementing the Single Income Tax in full would propel the UK from 30th to 5th in the Tax Foundation’s Tax... Read more...