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TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to national insurance carve out for Indian migrants

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to national insurance carve out for Indian migrants

For immediate release Responding to the newly announced free trade deal between India and Britain, which gives exemptions to Indian migrants from paying national insurance for three years, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Taxpayers will be livid that while they’re being hammered with

Britain’s Quangos Uncovered: £6.2 billion in cost overruns in major government projects revealed

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Britain’s Quangos Uncovered: £6.2 billion in cost overruns in major government projects revealed

Embargoed: 22:30 Wednesday 30th April 2025 * Analysis of four major government projects reveals £6.2 billion in cost overruns and 3,372 days of delays. * Just 11 per cent of all major government projects tracked by the Infrastructure Projects Authority were deemed likely to succeed in 2024, down from

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to the abolition of the Valuation Office Agency

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TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to the abolition of the Valuation Office Agency

For immediate release Responding to the abolition of the Valuation Office Agency, Darwin Friend, head of research of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Abolition of the Valuation Office Agency does give the appearance of a government that is at least in principle serious about tackling the quangocracy. “However, what is

Britain’s Quangos Uncovered: TaxPayers’ Alliance reveals 1,472 quangocrats on six figure pay packets

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Britain’s Quangos Uncovered: TaxPayers’ Alliance reveals 1,472 quangocrats on six figure pay packets

Embargoed: 22:30, Sunday 27th April 2025 * TPA’s quango rich list finds that 1,472 quangocrats received over £100,000 in total remuneration (salary, pensions, bonuses, expenses and other payments) in 2023-24. * Looking at salaries alone, 315 on the list were on more than the prime minister himself. * Highest

Britain’s Quangos Uncovered: Almost three hundred quangocrats sitting on multiple quango boards

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Britain’s Quangos Uncovered: Almost three hundred quangocrats sitting on multiple quango boards

Embargoed: 22:30 Monday 21st April 2025 * TPA launches new project, Britain’s Quangos Uncovered with revelations that 285 individuals sat on multiple quango boards in 2022-23. * Members of the Board reveals that across 398 quangos there were 4,605 board members receiving £125.8 million in remuneration. * One individual,

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to Labour’s examination of quangos for potential closure

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TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to Labour’s examination of quangos for potential closure

For immediate release Responding to the chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster’s letter asking quangos to justify their existence or be shut down, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “For too long, Britain’s sprawling network of quangos has operated in the shadows, with