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The Chancellor is being slapped with a HUGE tax demand, ahead of the budget this Autumn.
London, 29 Sept 2025 Campaign group Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) is calling for reform of the UK’s outdated and unfair tax system,...
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TAP intensifies campaign to Tax Wealth More and Income Less ahead of Autumn Budget
London, 16 September 2025 – Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) will intensify its push for reform of the tax system in the run up to the...
Sep 162 min read


TAP Ramps Up Campaign for modernising tax system
London, 8 September 2025 — Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) today announced the next phase of its campaign to modernise the UK tax system...
Sep 102 min read


TAP presents a Vision for a Fairer, Greener, & More Compassionate Britain
London, UK — 5 September 2025 Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) has today unveiled a bold new vision for Britain—one rooted in fairness,...
Sep 52 min read


Sir Humphrey might suggest....
With special thanks to the creators of Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minster: Antony Jay & Jonathan Lynn and full acknowledgements to BBC...
Aug 272 min read


Bring Wealth Home: How Social Offsetting Can Rebalance Our Rigged Economy
By Tom Burgess, CEO Taxpayers Against Poverty and author of From Here to Prosperity (this article was originally published in 2018 in...
Aug 172 min read


Just imagine The Chancellor giving this speech to introduce the Fair Contribution Levy
Here is a draft speech suitable for a Chancellor, Treasury Minister, or Prime Minister to deliver in Parliament or at a press briefing:...
Aug 122 min read
Young People Living in Poverty and in Despair, in the UK.
Sylvie Rouhani Deputy Editor, Taxpayers Against Poverty August 2025 With cuts to many services and, to support in the community. the...
Aug 65 min read


Oliver Williams joins TAP Advisory Board
London, UK – 31 July 2025 – Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Oliver Williams to its Advisory...
Jul 312 min read


Taxpayers Against Poverty responds to Dan Neidle's Wealth Tax analysis
PRESS STATEMENT London, 23 July 2025 Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) welcomes the growing consensus that the UK’s tax system needs...
Jul 233 min read


Paul Morrison & George Turner join TAP Advisory Board
London, UK – 8 July 2025 – Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) is proud to announce the appointment of two distinguished individuals to its...
Jul 82 min read


TAP Thanks MPs Who Voted with Conscience Against Welfare Cuts and Urges Government to Reset Course
London, 2 July 2025 – Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) today expressed its deep gratitude to the Members of Parliament who broke ranks...
Jul 22 min read


Council Tax, making the poor poorer
Sylvie Rouhani Deputy Editor, Taxpayers Against Poverty 1 July 2025 TAP's founder, the late Rev Paul Nicolson, a constant campaigner...
Jul 24 min read


TAP Poverty Backs Pay Up Campaign and Day of Action
London, 30 June 2025 Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) is pleased to support the Pay Up campaign ,...
Jun 272 min read


TAP backs MP Richard Burgon’s Wealth Tax Campaign and No Disability Benefit Cuts Petition
London, 27 June 2025: Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) today announced its full support for the campaign led by Richard Burgon MP calling...
Jun 262 min read


TAP Condemns Proposed Council Tax Increases & Calls for Urgent Reform
London, 25 June 2025 Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) today condemned the proposed increases in Council Tax, branding the rises as...
Jun 252 min read


TAP backs Fairer Share campaign for a Proportional Property Tax
LONDON, UK — 23 June 2025 — Taxpayers Against Poverty ( TAP) has today announced its full support for the Fairer Share campaign to...
Jun 212 min read


TAP Welcomes APPG Report on Poverty & Inequality – Urgent Action Needed
London, 16 June 2025 — Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) welcomes today's report from the All‑Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Poverty...
Jun 162 min read


TAP Welcomes Investment in Housing and NHS But Says Poverty and Inequality Must Be Addressed at the Root
Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) today welcomed the government’s announcement of increased spending on urgently needed social housing and...
Jun 112 min read


TAP seeks to Cancel Council Tax for Renters
London, 9 June 2025 — Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP) has launched a major new campaign calling for the abolition of council tax for...
Jun 63 min read
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