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Free Press: The Gen-Y Manifesto
Monday, 11 May 2015, 3:51 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Gen-Y Manifesto Andrew Dean, a Rhodes Scholar, has gotten some press for his book, Ruth, Roger and Me. It is a plaintive cri de couer about how bad people under 40 have things these days. Free Pressdoesn’t usually endorse books from the left, ... More >>
Auckland rates reaching crisis point
Friday, 8 May 2015, 5:00 pm | ACT New Zealand
Yesterday, the Auckland Council budget committee voted for an additional targeted rate of 4.4 per cent to top up spending on transport, leading to an overall rate increase of 9.9 per cent. More >>
The provisional tax system should be scrapped
Thursday, 7 May 2015, 12:57 pm | ACT New Zealand
“Having to estimate volatile incomes is unfair on taxpayers, especially given the penalties that occur if you get it wrong. More >>
“Free Press” Act’s Bulletin
Monday, 4 May 2015, 2:59 pm | ACT New Zealand
Cycleways Appearing on the Paul Henry show this morning talking about cycleways, Green MP Julie Ann Genter claimed the Greens had achieved more spending than any of National’s confidence and supply partners. We love cycleways too. They are one ... More >>
National needs to stop acting casual about RMA reform
Friday, 1 May 2015, 3:43 pm | ACT New Zealand
ACT is challenging the government to give up on small-time interventions like HomeStart and special housing areas, and instead take RMA reform seriously. More >>
True cost of transport plan revealed
Thursday, 30 April 2015, 4:37 pm | ACT New Zealand
Central and local government must both take responsibility for the shock caused by a planned rate increase and new transport levy, says ACT Leader and Epsom MP David Seymour. More >>
A Programme of Phased Cuts in Company Tax
Tuesday, 28 April 2015, 3:38 pm | ACT New Zealand
Over-taxing mobile capital is not a good idea – not if you want jobs and higher wages anyway. Last week the ACT Leader announced a plan for a programme of phased reductions in the company tax rate, with one percentage point per year reductions ... More >>
ACT’s plan to boost wages
Friday, 24 April 2015, 11:25 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader David Seymour is proposing a programme of one per cent per year reductions in the company tax rate. More >>
Nothing to fear from competition
Monday, 20 April 2015, 2:29 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government Working Group reviewing the effects of offshore online racing and sports betting should be investigating how to open the market up to more competition. More >>
Free Press - ACT’s new regular bulletin
Monday, 20 April 2015, 12:55 pm | ACT New Zealand
Price Waterhouse Coopers project that the sharing economy, Uber, Air BnB, Chariot and the like, will be worth $335 billion worldwide by 2025. Long term surveys show people are becoming less trusting, while increasingly using sharing apps where trustworthiness ... More >>
Auckland Council fails to consult - Again
Monday, 20 April 2015, 10:23 am | ACT New Zealand
ACT Leader and Epsom MP David Seymour has criticised the process by which cars are set to be banned from Mt Eden/Maungawhau. More >>
Free Press 13/04/2015
Monday, 13 April 2015, 1:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
It’s Catching Vernon Small of the Dom Post says ACT’s call to index tax brackets to inflation is a ‘canny policy.’ The only real downside? “Let's face it, when it comes to vote-harvesting, drip fed tax cuts will never beat a multi-billion dollar ... More >>
Let's introduce a Railtax
Thursday, 9 April 2015, 12:17 pm | ACT New Zealand
The Government’s largesse into rail is so big it deserves its own tax, the Railtax, according to ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Online harassment requires more enforcement, not more laws
Wednesday, 8 April 2015, 1:08 pm | ACT New Zealand
The case of an Indian student being defamed and threatened online is an indictment of flawed police practice, not existing legislation, says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Free Press: Outstanding Performance
Tuesday, 7 April 2015, 3:47 pm | ACT New Zealand
Over the weekend, David Seymour used an interview on TVNZ’s Q+A to outline ACT’s relevance. Correspondence has poured in saying it is his best performance yet. It’s still online here . More >>
Judges get it right on third strike
Thursday, 2 April 2015, 11:44 am | ACT New Zealand
“Victims of sexual and violent crime have won a victory following the 12 year sentence handed to a repeat sex offender under ACT’s three strikes law,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
National looks after everyone but taxpayers
Wednesday, 1 April 2015, 1:50 pm | ACT New Zealand
“National is parading its indexation of welfare payments while refusing to do the same with tax brackets,” says ACT Leader David Seymour. More >>
Time to extinguish Auckland Council's fireplace ban for good
Tuesday, 31 March 2015, 4:22 pm | ACT New Zealand
Auckland Council’s attempts to ban or restrict open domestic fireplaces keep resurfacing, usually to be beaten back by public objection. It’s like driving a stake through the heart of Dracula – the Council keeps coming back. Their Regulatory and By-laws ... More >>
Another burden off students’ backs
Monday, 30 March 2015, 5:10 pm | ACT New Zealand
Four years after ACT’s private members bill to free students from compulsory unionism became law, students may be relieved of another burden, according to David Cunliffe. More >>
Don’t Cry for Me Aotearoa
Monday, 30 March 2015, 12:36 pm | ACT New Zealand
The weekend’s election shows how crucial ACT and Epsom are to stable centre right government. More >>
