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Taxpayers Association of Europe
 Newsletter 2/2011
Dear Members, Dear Readers,
The Taxpayers Association of Europe (TAE) was founded as a result of the citizen’s wish to protect himself against the state’s increasing tax demands. It is a union of 29 national taxpayers associations and has more than a million members. The TAE aims to create a society with less taxation and more personal freedom. Besides, it wants to achieve more economic efficiency in the public sector. Therefore, the TAE exerts influence on the legislation to limit the tax burden, to prevent unjust violations of revenue officers and to
provide clear information on taxation.
The current Newsletter of the...
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Poland free market guru launches 'debt clock'
Free market guru Leszek Balcerowicz on Tuesday launched a 'debt clock' in the heart of the capital to track Poland's public spending and warn of the perils of excessive debt.
"The current state of public finances, is in my opinion, the greatest obstacle on the path to Poland quickly catching up with Western countries," Balcerowicz told reporters in Warsaw.
"Poland has the potential to catch up with Germany within 20 years but not with such a fiscal burden. If someone is promising Poland an economic miracle, they have to begin reforming state finances or else they are making empty promises," he added.
Balcerowicz pioneered Poland's...
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Canada’s Deficit Action Plan:
 Zero in Three - CTF Releases Detailed Plan and Timeline for Balanced Budget
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has released a detailed plan to balance the federal budget. It is entitled Canada’s Deficit Action Plan: Zero in Three. CTF Federal Director, Kevin Gaudet, will be meeting with federal Finance Minister Flaherty as part of federal pre-budget consultation when he will present the plan to the Minister.
Gaudet said, “Canada needs action on the deficit now because government over-spending threatens to saddle future taxpayers with another $10,228 each to pay off - with interest. Given how much the government has spent in the last decade, if increased government...
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New Jersey Taxpayers Union
 The New Jersey Taxpayers Union endorses Steve Lonegan for Governor and his tax cutting plan for New Jersey. Former Bogota Mayor Steve Lonegan is the only candidate offering a comprehensive plan for the future of New Jersey which is explained in detail in his book: Putting Taxpayers First.
The other candidates, Chris Christie and Jon Corzine, have no comprehensive plans and generally offer the same platitudes New Jerseyans have heard from politicians, both Republican and Democrat, for years … which has lead to the worst tax climate of all the 50 states.
The Lonegan plan has several point, when combined, decreases the overall tax burden for all New Jersey taxpayers. The...
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New Research: Public Sector Rich List 2009
 As politicians call for a pay freeze, public sector executives get a 5.4% pay rise
• In 2008-09 at least 806 people received remuneration packages of £150,000 or more a year
• 8 people in the public sector earned more than £1 million a year, compared with 4 people in 2007-08
• Gordon Brown is the 324th highest paid person in the public sector
All political parties are now publicly committed to tackling the problem of excessive pay for senior public sector staff, responding to taxpayers' anger at public sector fat cats. In November 2006 the TaxPayers’ Alliance produced the first ever list of the most highly paid executives in the public sector. Now in...
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Gordon Brown attacks public sector pay
 According to the analysis from the Taxpayers’ Alliance, a pressure group, at least 806 people in the public sector earned more than £150,000 last year. Eight are earning more than £1m.
Gordon Brown has admitted there is a “culture of excess” in the public sector and promised to curb the salaries paid to civil servants, quango chiefs, council leaders and BBC executives.
Following similar Conservative pledges, the Prime Minister said that any public sector salary above £150,000 will now need formal ministerial approval. In a speech setting out plans to cut £3 billion of Whitehall costs, Mr Brown said that in recent years, some public sector pay packages...
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London Frets France's New Financial Clout
 The appointment of Frenchman Michel Barnier as the EU's new internal markets commissioner is provoking anxiety that Brussels could try to rein in the City
London financiers attacked the appointment of an ally of French President Nicolas Sarkozy to draft European Union rules for their industry, saying he risks undermining the capital's place as Europe's financial center.
The French appointee Michel Barnier, 58, is "definitely not known as an Anglophile," said Jon Moulton, 59, the venture capitalist who tried to buy carmaker MG Rover in 2000. "He will be adverse to the interests of the U.K. financial industry," Moulton said. "I wouldn't...
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Taxpayer association could be like a watchdog yanking on its chain
 Given current circumstances, it would have been appropriate for Barnstable taxpayers on Thanksgiving yesterday to pause a second in memory of the 1773 Boston Tea Party – a watershed event with a permanent place in history. It could be considered the first pro-active grass roots taxpayer association blessed with substantial verve and, we now know, a strategy for success.
It was a group that knew how to protest haughty British actions when it came to skimming colonial profits. The “newcomers” who would later congeal as the freedom-loving but tax-shy U S of A were not about to get plucked by a Motherland that perceived the colonists as a cluster of mindless turkeys who would fall for a...
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Pelham Bay Taxpayers Association
 Our December meeting will be held, Monday, December 14, at St. Theresa’s cafeteria, 2872 St. Theresa Avenue. Refreshments at 7 p.m. followed by our meeting. Dues of $10 for the year 2010, which includes the Bronx Times Reporter mailed to your home address, can be paid at our December 14 meeting. We will not be holding meetings for January and February 2010. We usually meet the 3rd Monday of the month, except during holidays.
Since we are still in the Thanksgiving spirit we would like to thank Vito’s Deli on 1715 Crosby Avenue for his Thanksgiving spirit donating free sandwiches and beverages to our seniors on November 25. Our civic associations will continue to be aggressive for...
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Association update: Public pensions full of challenges
 Among the many challenges facing Minnesota’s policymakers and taxpayers is what to do about underfunded public pension plans. Because there is certain to be extensive attention paid during the coming legislative session to finding a solution to this issue, it’s worth taking a closer look at these retirement plans to better understand how they work, their current condition, and the potential costs to taxpayers of repairing them.
What are public pensions?
Unlike most pension programs in the private sector, which are based on defined contributions that offer no guaranteed benefit, Minnesota’s public pension plans offer a defined benefit -- a retirement income stream based on a...
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