For years now, the TaxPayers’ Alliance’s ‘Tax Briefing Room’ has been a go-to resource for campaigners, policymakers, politicians and ordinary taxpayers seeking to brush up on the UK tax system. Keeping it up-to-date is an arduous task. Given the endless meddling of UK policymakers, significant parts seem to become outdated every time a Budget comes […]
Eight months after coming to power and just two months after the Prime Minister’s promise to put more money in the pockets of working people by making the UK the ‘fastest growing economy in the G7’, latest figures show GDP growing by a sluggish 0.1% in the last quarter of last year (Oct-Dec 2024). Yet […]
At a time like this, why would anyone want a new tax that’s designed to make things more expensive? The planned online sales tax (OST) is intended to hike the costs of doing business via the internet and, in doing so, drive shoppers back into the arms of their local high street. According to the […]
Rishi Sunak will deliver today’s Spring Statement amidst a difficult economic backdrop, with excessive government spending off the back of the pandemic and rising inflation exacerbated by the war in Ukraine. Meanwhile National Insurance is being hiked, income tax rates frozen, and council tax is on the up, squeezing household budgets further. This is the […]
Recent pictures of boarded up high streets and a deserted Oxford Circus station, at 9pm last Saturday, have left people asking: when will Britain be back open for business? Despite all the Chancellor’s promises of reopening and getting the country moving again, some recent non-coronavirus policy announcements send precisely the opposite signal. In September the […]
With the tax burden at a 50-year high, it’s never been more important to closely scrutinise public spending and make sure taxpayers get bang for their buck. The TaxPayers’ Alliance have a track record of doing this when it comes to healthcare, whether it’s getting the most out of high-value equipment or embracing cost-effective technologies, […]
