Press releases

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to HS2’s Euston cost overrun

For immediate release   Responding to the estimated overrun of HS2’s Euston station, Joe Ventre, digital campaign manager of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “HS2 has moved from one farce to another. “The inability to deliver Euston within budget doesn’t bode well for the rest of the project. “Ministers should do... Read more...

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to council tax rises

For immediate release   Responding to council tax rises, Elliot Keck, investigations campaign manager of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Councils have shown that when given an inch they’ll take a mile, hitting households with record rate rises during a cost of living crisis.  “There has never been a better time... Read more...

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to Budget

For immediate release   Responding to the Budget, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Despite looking good on the surface, under the bonnet this Budget is full of problems for taxpayers.  “The chancellor has identified a number of structural weaknesses in the UK economy and has rightly... Read more...

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to plans to raise pensions allowance

For immediate release   Responding to reports that the chancellor is preparing to raise allowances for pension savings, Phil Basey, head of research of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: "Raising pension allowances would be a step in the right direction.  "These taxes on pension pots punish those who want to work... Read more...

Chancellor urged to overhaul tax system that is holding Britain back

CORRECTION: ADDED EMBARGO Embargoed: 00:01 Saturday 11 March 2023   New technology and shifting preferences threaten to disrupt the current tax system in the near future. Landmark paper shows that changes in behaviours over time, from shopping habits to electric vehicles, are all affecting a tax system designed for a... Read more...

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to Labour waste dossier

Embargoed: 22:30 Tuesday 28th February 2023   Responding to Labour’s claims that £26.8 billion has been wasted by the government since 2019, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “These latest findings put paid to the claim that there is no fat left to trim. “Time and again... Read more...

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to the GPC files

For immediate release   Responding to the GPC files, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Taxpayers will be shocked by the examples of waste uncovered in this investigation. “While households are toiling under a record tax burden, politicians and bureaucrats have been splashing our cash on frivolities... Read more...

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to council tax referendum exemptions

For immediate release   Responding to Michael Gove’s announcement that Croydon, Thurrock and Slough councils will be able to increase council tax by above the referendum threshold, John O’Connell of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Taxpayers will be picking up the tab for the dismal failure of their local authority to... Read more...

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to IMF growth forecasts

For immediate release   Responding to the IMF’s growth forecasts, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “The cost of government crisis continues to hold back the UK economy. “With inflation continuing to pile pressure on hard-pressed families, the biggest tax burden in over 70 years merely compounds... Read more...

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to the chancellor’s speech

For immediate release   Responding to the chancellor’s speech, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “The chancellor’s pledge to make Britain the most competitive tax regime in the world may ring hollow after years of punishing tax hikes. “Without concrete proposals, reheated rhetoric on spending restraint will... Read more...

TaxPayers' Alliance responds to reports of possible HS2 scale back

For immediate release   Responding to reports in The Sun of a possible scale back of HS2, Joe Ventre, digital campaign manager of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “HS2 has gone off the rails in spectacular fashion. “A scaling back of this project would be welcome, but taxpayers would still be... Read more...

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to additional £6 billion covid waste

For immediate release   Responding to data showing PPE write-down costs to be £6 billion larger than previously forecast, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “These latest figures unmask the calamitous cost of the covid hangover. “While ministers had to work quickly during unprecedented times, the scale... Read more...

Stonewall still receiving £1.2m in taxpayer subsidies

Embargoed: 00:01 Monday 16 January 2023 The TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) has revealed that public bodies continue to hand over £1,221,222 per year to lobby group Stonewall, despite government departments being told to withdraw from the controversial Diversity Champions scheme.   Membership of the scheme cost taxpayers at least £709,225 in 2021-22,... Read more...

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to Keir Starmer’s speech

For immediate release   Responding to Keir Starmer’s speech, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Keir Starmer gave some welcome words on spending restraint, but working Brits will need to see the detail.  “Taxpayers can’t be expected to dip into their pockets again and again to prop... Read more...

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to ministers dropping plans to privatise Channel 4

For immediate release   Responding to reports of Michelle Donelan, secretary of state for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, recommending against privatising Channel 4, Joe Ventre, digital campaign manager of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, said: “Taxpayers will feel betrayed that the culture secretary has caved in to broadcasting big-wigs and backtracked... Read more...

Rail subsidies to cost taxpayers £1,300 each by March 2023

Embargoed: 00:01 Monday 2nd January 2023   Rail subsidies since the beginning of the COVID pandemic will have cost £42 billion by March 2023, according to new research by the TaxPayers’ Alliance. That includes £30 billion in additional subsidies to cover for COVID disruption. This amounts to around £1,300 for... Read more...

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to Brown report

For immediate release   Responding to Gordon Brown’s Commission on the UK’s Future, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Gordon Brown is right to point to the enormous savings that could be made by moving civil servants out of London. “Shifting government out of the capital would... Read more...

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