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New Research: The cost of collecting tax has barely fallen in over 50 years
We can today reveal that over half a century there has been no significant reduction in the costs of raising each pound of tax in Britain since 1958. This is after decades of new technology and improvement in productivity in the wider economy. Click here to read the full report HMRC has failed to collect tax more [...] Read the rest of this entry »
New Research: The cost of collecting tax has barely fallen in over 50 years
We can today reveal that over half a century there has been no significant reduction in the costs of raising each pound of tax in Britain since 1958. This is after decades of new technology and improvement in productivity in the wider economy. Click here to read the full report HMRC has failed to collect tax more [...] Read the rest of this entry »
The rich, the poor and the middle pay a lot of tax
There are some very misleading headlines around today in response to HMRC income tax receipts data which the Government has released to support its capping of unlimited reliefs. The Metro reports that it shows “multi-millionaires hand over less than cleaners” as 6 per cent of those earning more than £10 million a year paid less [...] Read the rest of this entry »
The rich, the poor and the middle pay a lot of tax
There are some very misleading headlines around today in response to HMRC income tax receipts data which the Government has released to support its capping of unlimited reliefs. The Metro reports that it shows “multi-millionaires hand over less than cleaners” as 6 per cent of those earning more than £10 million a year paid less [...] Read the rest of this entry »
New Research: £28.5 billion lost to black market alcohol, tobacco and diesel in just five years
The TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA) has revealed that £28.5 billion of tax revenue has been lost to the illicit market in spirits, beer, cigarettes, hand rolling tobacco and diesel between 2005-06 and 2009-10. The tax gap, detailed in an annual report from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), would have been more than enough to fund a 1p cut in the basic rate of [...] Read the rest of this entry »
Follow up letter to HMRC re. Ken Livingstone
I have written a follow up letter to HRMC today, following the re-classification of donations made to Ken Livingstone’s campaign in light of the questions relating to his tax affairs. The letter is reproduced below, and you can read my original letter to HMRC here. The letter from the Electoral Commission to Greg Hands MP [...] Read the rest of this entry »
Making a statement with tax transparency
How much do you know about how the Government spends your money? With fierce public debate about where savings can be made, who will win or lose from spending cuts and big figures grabbing headlines it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that all that money comes from hard-working families. And many of them [...] Read the rest of this entry »
Making a statement with tax transparency
How much do you know about how the Government spends your money? With fierce public debate about where savings can be made, who will win or lose from spending cuts and big figures grabbing headlines it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that all that money comes from hard-working families. And many of them [...] Read the rest of this entry »
TaxPayers’ Alliance reports Ken Livingstone to HMRC over tax irregularities
When details of Ken Livingstone’s tax arrangements first emerged, I wrote about my concerns on my blog. I said that “…for Ken Livingstone to throw around accusations of tax dodging one minute then rely on his accountants to minimise his own burden the next is clearly hypocritical.” Following further revelations, we have decided that it [...] Read the rest of this entry »
TPA response to HMRC tax transparency consultation
Today the TPA has submitted its response to the consultation being undertaken by HMRC into improving tax transparency. You can read our submission in its entirety below, but our main message is that there needs to be far more transparency and honesty about how much of our income is taken in tax: aside from Income [...] Read the rest of this entry »
TaxPayers’ Alliance backs MP’s attempt to clarify how much we pay in tax – and where it then goes
Today the TaxPayers’ Alliance gives its backing to Ben Gummer MP in his attempt to introduce a small change to the law which would massively increase public awareness of how much we pay in tax – and how it is then spent. Ipswich MP Mr Gummer will tomorrow (Wednesday 25th January) introduce his Statements of [...] Read the rest of this entry »
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