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TaxPayers’ Alliance forecasts £30 billion hit to UK economy due to budget

TaxPayers’ Alliance forecasts £30 billion hit to UK economy due to budget

For immediate release There will be a £30 billion hit to GDP as a result of Rachel Reeves’ first budget as Labour chancellor, with wages set to be £337 lower and growth down by 0.1 percentage points after ten years, according to modelling by the TaxPayers’ Alliance. As a

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to Rachel Reeves’ budget

Better Government

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to Rachel Reeves’ budget

For immediate release Responding to Rachel Reeves’ first budget as chancellor of the exchequer, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, said: "We were consistently told that there was no need for big tax hikes because of a focus on growth, so taxpayers will be disgusted by

More than 10,000 university staff now receiving six-figure pay packets

Better Government

More than 10,000 university staff now receiving six-figure pay packets

Embargoed: 22:30, Tuesday 22nd October 2024 * More than 10,000 university staff received over £100,000 in remuneration in 2023-24, up from 4,112 in 2020 * When comparing universities that provided data in both years, the number increased from 3,142 to 5,305 * The highest remunerated official relative

Almost 5,000 council owned buildings left empty during two year period

Local Government

Almost 5,000 council owned buildings left empty during two year period

Embargoed: 22:30, Monday 21st October * 4,908 council-owned non-residential properties left empty for part or all of a two-year period. * Over £88 million spent on insuring, securing, maintaining and renovating empty properties * Of 172 councils that provided data for both 2016-17 and 2022-23, the number of empty properties has

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to reports that Rachel Reeves will increase inheritance tax

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to reports that Rachel Reeves will increase inheritance tax

For immediate release Responding to reports that Rachel Reeves is set to increase inheritance tax at the budget, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “Taxpayers will be dismayed at reports that the chancellor intends to increase inheritance tax in the budget. “With the threshold already

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to reports that HS2 will continue beyond Birmingham

Central Government

TaxPayers’ Alliance responds to reports that HS2 will continue beyond Birmingham

For immediate release Responding to reports that the government will reverse the decision to scrap phase 2a of HS2, John O’Connell, chief executive of the TaxPayers' Alliance, said: “A decision to reverse changes to HS2 would only further derail the public finances, all for the sake of a