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Responding to new guidance from the government to councils considering adopting a four-day week, Elliot Keck, head of campaigns of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:
“Taxpayers will welcome the government's insistence that councils operate on a full-time basis.
“Four-day week experiments will mean higher costs and worse services for local residents.
“Local authorities should follow this guidance and deliver value for money for taxpayers.”
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Media contact:
Conor Holohan
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Founded in 2004 by Matthew Elliott and Andrew Allum, the TaxPayers' Alliance (TPA) campaigns to reform taxes and public services, cut waste and speak up for British taxpayers. Find out more at www.taxpayersalliance.com.
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TaxPayers' Alliance's advisory council.
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The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has today published guidance for local authorities in England who are considering adopting a four-day week.
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The TPA is running a campaign against the four-day week in the public sector.
- TPA research suggests a four-day week, if implemented across the public sector, would cost taxpayers £30 billion in lost working time alone.