Taxpayer groups, taxpayers associations, or taxpayers unions, are formal nonprofit or informal
advocacy group
Advocacy groups, also known as lobby groups, interest groups, special interest groups, pressure groups, or public associations, use various forms of advocacy or lobbying to influence public opinion and ultimately public policy. They play an impor ...
s that promote lower
taxation
A tax is a mandatory financial charge or levy imposed on an individual or legal person, legal entity by a governmental organization to support government spending and public expenditures collectively or to Pigouvian tax, regulate and reduce nega ...
, reductions in
government spending
Government spending or expenditure includes all government consumption, investment, and transfer payments. In national income accounting, the acquisition by governments of goods and services for current use, to directly satisfy the individual or ...
, and limits to
government debt
A country's gross government debt (also called public debt or sovereign debt) is the financial liabilities of the government sector. Changes in government debt over time reflect primarily borrowing due to past government deficits. A deficit occu ...
.
Many American cities and counties have taxpayer groups. Members of these groups try to make their presence felt by attending
government budget
A government budget is a projection of the government's revenues and expenditure for a particular period, often referred to as a financial or fiscal year, which may or may not correspond with the calendar year. Government revenues mostly incl ...
hearings, working with elected officials, and distributing information with their views on taxing and spending. They can even initiate legislation at the state level to keep taxes and spending in check.
List of taxpayers unions
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Australian Taxpayers' Alliance
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Canadian Taxpayers Federation
The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF; ) is a federally incorporated, non-profit organization in Canada.
It describes itself as a taxpayers advocacy group, and the organization advocates lower taxes, less waste, and an increase in government ...
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German Taxpayers Federation
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Associação Portuguesa de Contribuintesbr>
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Swedish Taxpayers' Association The Swedish Taxpayers' Association () is an association and taxpayers union in Sweden which advocates low taxes and efficiency in the public sector. The association was first founded in 1921 and since then has grown very fast. It issues its own mag ...
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Swiss Taxpayers Federation
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New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union is a taxpayer pressure group founded in 2013 to scrutinise government spending, publicise government waste, and promote an efficient tax system. The Union was founded among conservative figures,
and is often r ...
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The TaxPayers' Alliance
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Americans For Fair Taxation
Americans For Fair Taxation (AFFT), also known as FairTax.org, is a U.S. political advocacy group based in Clearwater, Florida that is dedicated to fundamental tax code replacement.
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Americans for Tax Reform
Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) is a politically conservative U.S. advocacy group whose stated goal is "a system in which taxes are simpler, flatter, more visible, and lower than they are today." According to ATR, "The government's power to contr ...
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National Taxpayers Union
The National Taxpayers Union (NTU) is a fiscally conservative taxpayer advocacy organization and taxpayers union in the United States, founded in 1977 by James Dale Davidson. NTU says that it is the oldest taxpayer advocacy organization in t ...
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Taxpayers Association Vijayawada
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Taxpayers Association of Bharat TAXABbr>
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Nepalese Taxpayers Welfare Societybr>
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National Taxpayers Associationbr>
External links
World Taxpayers Associations
Taxpayer groups,