Members’ Area

Dear WTA members, observers and friends:

We’re hopefully coming out of the other side of the pandemic. There may be more lockdowns to come, but as the vaccine take up improves I hope we can put the last 18 months behind us and get the economic recovery at the front of the agenda.

Here in the UK, we’ve found out that the cost of the pandemic to taxpayers is around £400 billion so far. Throughout the last year, all we’ve heard is the lazy assertion that taxes will have to go up to pay for it. But we know that’s not the case – we need politicians to show spending restraint and focus on economic growth.

There will be many other challenges in your countries. Whatever those challenges are, our organisations are needed now as much as ever. So let’s keep swapping ideas and sharing experiences. There’s some fantastic work going on across the world and we can all learn from one another.

Dear WTA members, observers and friends:

Much like everyone, here at the WTA we’ve pivoted from in-person gatherings to meeting online for the time being. In 2021 we’ve held two successful online regional events: one for Europe and Africa, and the other for Asia and Australasia.

As 2020 comes to an end and we look ahead to 2021, I want to wish you a happy and prosperous New Year

Dear WTA members, observers and friends
I hope you and your families are all safe and well in these strange times.
Here at the WTA we’ve pivoted from in-person gatherings to meeting online for the time being.

Dear WTA members, observers and friends:
I hope you and your families are all safe and well in these strange times.
We are shortly going to announce a series of online events to re-connect our members and share information and discuss policy. I’ll send you a special bulletin soon, once all the details have been confirmed.

The Argentine Taxpayers Association and Deputies from “JUNTOS POR EL CAMBIO” party presented a joint tax relief bill to be debated in Congress.

Dear WTA members, observers and friends:
I hope you and your families are all safe and well in these strange times.

I’d like to open by encouraging everyone to visit our website and our Facebook group. Our community is only as strong and as beneficial as we choose to make it.

Dear WTA members, observers and friends: 
Next WTA events:
Taxpayers Regional Forum in Kyiv Ukraine May 16, 2020
The first WTA-sponsored Taxpayers Regional Forum of 2020 will take place in Kyiv, Ukraine, May 16th.

The Swedish people have designated climate policy as the worst waste of the year (2019) in the Waste Ombudsman’s competition.

We the Taxpayers (Nosotros los Contribuyentes, NLC) in Argentina launched the Taxpayers Bill of Rights. NLC presented together with the National Deputy Gaston Roma the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. This bill explains the rights taxpayers have and protects them from IRS’ abuse by limiting and reducing its currently overwhelming power.

On December 11 and 12th, member organisations of the Taxpayers Association of Europe (TAE) met in Brussels for the TAE General Assembly.