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Town Hall Rich List 2025

Local Government

Town Hall Rich List 2025

First compiled in 2007, Town Hall Rich List 2025 marks the 19th edition of this paper. Every year the TaxPayers’ Alliance has compiled a comprehensive list of all local authority employees receiving total remuneration over £100,000. For the average (band D) property, taxpayers in England will have to pay

Briefing: public spending over time

Wasteful Spending

Briefing: public spending over time

The chancellor is set to present her spring statement in March, where she is reportedly planning several billion pounds of cuts to meet the government’s fiscal rules.[1] Yet despite a stated commitment to fiscal discipline public spending remains at historically high levels, forecast to reach a record £1.

NHS high value machines

NHS high value machines

The NHS has seen its budget grow considerably in recent years. Spending plans for NHS England estimate an outturn of £162.5 billion in 2024-25.[1] Despite this level of funding, concerns continue about the performance of the NHS compared to its peers on key healthcare outcomes, including life expectancy

Briefing: tax threshold freezes and national insurance rate cuts

Briefing: tax threshold freezes and national insurance rate cuts

In his autumn statement in November 2023 the previous chancellor cut the main rate of national insurance from 12 to 10 per cent, effective from 6 January.[1] In 2024 he cut it again by another two percentage points to eight per cent,[2] while stating a ‘long term’ ambition

Multi-academy trust rich list

Public Services

Multi-academy trust rich list

CORRECTION: Since publication of this research, we have been informed that the figures on the pension contributions for Sunil Chotai, as published in the accounts for Charles Darwin Academy Trust, were incorrect. These have now been updated in the research paper and in the press release below. A link to

A study of council general reserves

Local Government

A study of council general reserves

Local authorities accumulate reserves for several reasons, from cushioning against shocks to building up funds for planned future expenditure. In recent years, an increasing number of councils have faced financial difficulties. Since 2018, 13 section 114 notices have been issued,[1] with half of English councils saying that they are