May 2015 - Corporate Welfare Watch

October 20, 2025

Elon Musk's companies, including Tesla, SpaceX and SolarCity, are propped up by massive amounts of corporate welfare.

Elon Musk’s growing empire is fueled by $4.9 billion in government subsidies – LA Times

May 30, 2015

Billionaire Elon Musk’s business success is bolstered by $4.9 million in corporate welfare, according to an investigation conducted by The Los Angeles Times. The government support is so significant that The Times goes so far as […]

Outsourcing increases costs…

May 27, 2015

Article by David Walker on the costs of outsourcing… 27/05/15 14:44 Outsourcing can often increase public service costs, not cut them…. If the Tories wish to upgrade public services, not just cut them, they will […]

It isn’t just housing benefits that transfer funds from the state to private landlords, they benefit from tax breaks too!

May 26, 2015

State subsidies paid to private landlords…. 26/05/15 15:00 http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/26/landlords-14bn-tax-breaks-buy-to-let-expansion-mortgage-interest?CMP=share_btn_link