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Responding to the House of Lords economic affairs committee report on the national debt, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said:
“Taxpayers will be horrified by the warnings that the national debt risks becoming unsustainable.
“The report clearly states that the government can no longer afford to ignore the catastrophic state of the public finances, with the country rapidly approaching a cliff edge.
“Ministers need to bring spending under control and start to bring down our crippling national debt.
TPA spokespeople are available for live and pre-recorded broadcast interviews via 07795 084 113 (no texts)
Media contact:
Joanna Marchong
Investigations Campaign Manager, TaxPayers' Alliance
[email protected]
24-hour media hotline: 07795 084 113 (no texts)
Notes to editors:
- 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.
- TaxPayers' Alliance's advisory council.
- The TaxPayers’ Alliance are running a campaign on the national debt. This involves a digital debt clock tool which shows the national debt ticking up by £4,410 per second and £381,024,000 per day.
- The House of Lords, economic affairs committee report can be found here.