in 2012, gummer proposed annual tax statements intended to show itemised spending per department in proportion to the amount the taxpayer paid in the year to date. gummer’s proposal was favourably received by the press in the uk and in the us by the wall street journal it was included in the 2012 budget and due for introduction in 2014 with george osborne calling it "an excellent idea". the taxpayers' alliance subsequently honoured gummer as their 'pin-up of the month'.