TaxPayers' Alliance Bins not spin On Tuesday we published new research that revealed the spending by local authorities on press officers. It is often claimed that local services are being squeezed, so the amount spent on these roles could be considered a low priority. Councils are em…

TaxPayers' Alliance Grassroots news Councillors' allowances in Nottinghamshire Last week we visited Ashfield and Mansfield to expose the high cost of councillors' allowances in both districts. Our campaigning was so successful that our research was featured in the local newspaper as …

TaxPayers' Alliance Hike in probate fees axed! In case you missed it there was good news for taxpayers last weekend as thanks to the TPA's efforts, plans to increase probate fees up to £6,000 have been scrapped! On Saturday the Justice Secretary Robert Buckland announced that propose…

TaxPayers' Alliance Dear John, Thanks to the TPA's efforts, plans to increase probate fees up to ?6,000 have been scrapped! On Saturday the Justice Secretary Robert Buckland announced that a proposed rise in probate fees has been abolished. Government officials said the plans were "dead and …

TaxPayers' Alliance Victory in Tunbridge Wells! There was excellent news for taxpayers in Tunbridge Wells this week as the council announced that it had shelved plans to build new council offices as part of a £90 million project. From day one the Calverley Square project faced strong…

TaxPayers' Alliance ThinkTent 2019 The TPA team has recently returned from Manchester where we enjoyed a fascinating series of panel discussions and conversations at Conservative Party Conference. In partnership with the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), ThinkTent was a roaring su…

TaxPayers' Alliance Burdens on business On Monday evening we were joined by entrepreneur and living legend Barry Hearn to celebrate the launch of our latest report, The Bumper Book of Burdens on Business. The report outlines the bureaucratic regulations and taxes such as VAT, busines…

TaxPayers' Alliance Another victory for taxpayers! There was excellent news for the taxpayers of Sunderland this week as the local council announced plans to slash councillor allowances to the tune of £140,000. Council leader Graeme Miller wants to slash 17 Special Responsibility All…

TaxPayers' Alliance Trade Union Rich List 2019 On Monday and with the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in full swing we revealed that the average remuneration of the 30 union bosses on more than £100,000 per year was £144,168 in 2018. This is an increase of £12,970 from the previous year.…

TaxPayers' Alliance TPA proved right on true costs of HS2 On Tuesday we welcomed the announcement by Grant Shapps, Secretary of State for Transport, that the true cost of High Speed 2 (HS2) will be £81-88 billion in 2019 prices. Previous governments have maintained that HS2 would onl…

TaxPayers' Alliance Cost overruns of major government projects On Monday we published our latest piece of research analysing the cost overruns of 10 recent and in-progress major government projects in the UK. Written by our policy analyst Jeremy Hutton his key findings are: overruns…

TaxPayers' Alliance Freedom. Capitalism. Prosperity In our latest publication, the Freedom Factbook, we outline the massive benefits that lower taxes and limited intervention in the economy can bring. Free markets and free people have made the whole world richer, made people more eq…

TaxPayers' Alliance Public sector fat cats This week two publicly funded bodies showed how out of touch they are with taxpayers. Both the Department for International Development (DfID) and the BBC decided to award bonuses and pay rises to their staff. It's fair to say that DfID is a…

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