Tax Freedom Day 2014 featured in The Sun

The Adam Smith Institute has calculated that Tax Freedom Day 2014 falls on 28th May.

Read The Sun's featured, which orignally appeared on p. 2 of the daily newspaper, on Tax Freedom Day below.

Tax-Free Cheers

"Britain celebrates Tax Freedom Day today -- when workers have paid off their state tax burden and can start earning for themselves.

"The annual event falls three days earlier than last year, a small sign the Coalition is starting to claw back the state's jumbo tax haul, now £648bn. But Dr Eamonn Butler of the Adam Smith Institute, which calculates the day, said it was "outrageous" people had to work "nearly five months soley to pay taxes". He added: "Are we getting five months' worth of value from our bloated government sector?"