Emma Boon is Campaign Director at the Taxpayers' Alliance
Black market blues: why the UK must close the tax gap on tobacco, fuel and alcohol
As long as taxes on tobacco, fuel and alcohol are high, the Government will fail to tackle the serious and growing problem that is the illicit market
- 10 April 2012
Not a good knight for Fred
Taxpayers still haven’t woken up from the nightmare that is the RBS bailout. Protecting the dignity of the man who oversaw much of this is the last thing in the world we should be worried about
- 1 February 2012
Pounds to the pump: the taxes on motorists are excessive
It simply isn’t fair that UK drivers pay some of the highest fuel taxes in the world, and the highest in the EU
- 11 November 2011
As austerity bites, why are local councils paying millions in perks to their employees?
Councils spend almost half a billion pounds giving driving-related perks to their employees while the rest of us are tightening our belts
- 14 April 2011
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