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Credit Rating Agency Shot Across The Bow A Danger To New Zealanders’ Living Standards
Friday, 7 June 2024, 5:30 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union says that the comments from credit ratings agency Fitch overnight represents a major threat to New Zealand’s public finances and New Zealanders’ living standards should the country see a credit ratings downgrade and higher costs ... More >>
Surge In Dividend Payments Entirely Predictable Following Trust Tax Hikes
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 2:04 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on news today that companies’ dividend payments more than doubled in the tax year to 31 March from $23.6 billion to $49.4b ahead of the increase in the trustee tax rate from 33 to 39 percent, Taxpayers’ Union Head of Campaigns, Callum ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Calls On Privacy Commissioner To Open Formal Investigation Into Alleged Misuse Of Census Data
Thursday, 6 June 2024, 11:16 am | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union has written to the Privacy Commissioner this morning calling on him to launch an investigation into alleged misuse of census data by Auckland’s Manurewa Marae, entities associated with John Tamihere, and Te Pāti Māori. More >>
Four-year Council Terms Must Come With Right Of Recall
Wednesday, 5 June 2024, 6:30 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on reports that former National Minister and current Mayor of Nelson, Nick Smith, will chair a group exploring local government electoral system reforms, Taxpayers’ Union Head of Campaigns, Callum Purves, said: “Ratepayers across the ... More >>
Manurewa Marae Allegations Warrant Public Inquiry
Tuesday, 4 June 2024, 2:43 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Government to form a public inquiry under the Inquiries Act to ensure that MSD and Stats NZ are not tasked with reviewing their alleged, lack of action following complaints from whistleblowers that the Manurewa ... More >>
Police Commissioner’s Job Is To Enforce The Law, Not Publicly Lobby The Government To Change It
Tuesday, 4 June 2024, 12:24 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming comments from Police Commissioner Andrew Coster where he appears to be lobbying the government to change alcohol regulations. More >>
Debt Interest Costs Soon To Be Higher Than Spending On Primary Schools, Secondary Schools & Ministry Of Justice Combined
Thursday, 30 May 2024, 4:13 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said:“Government debt ballooned by 161% under Grant Robertson. Forget cutting it back, Nicola Willis is pumping it even higher. More >>
Budget 2024: National Continue To Give Taxpayer Money To Corporate Welfare Bludgers
Thursday, 30 May 2024, 2:31 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is lashing out at the continuation of the Government’s corporate welfase schemes, labelling them ‘socialism for the rich’. More >>
Budget 2024: Government Promises To Hike Taxes By Stealth
Thursday, 30 May 2024, 2:30 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is condemning the Government for failing to introduce ongoing annual adjustments to income tax brackets for inflation. More >>
Budget 2024: $2.6 Billion Down The Drain For No Climate Benefit
Thursday, 30 May 2024, 2:27 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming today’s continuation of a number of Labour’s climate change initiatives as economically and scientifically illiterate. More >>
Budget 2024: The Mother Of All Disappointments
Thursday, 30 May 2024, 2:11 pm | Taxpayers' Union
All in all, this Budget means New Zealand goes further into the red. Debt servicing costs for the coming year will be $9.2 billion. That’s the same as we are forecast to spend on primary schools, secondary schools, and justice combined. More >>
NEW POLL: Just 9% Of New Zealanders Think Grant Robertson’s Wellbeing Budget Didn’t Spend Enough
Wednesday, 29 May 2024, 2:02 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
A new Taxpayers’ Union – Curia poll has revealed that most New Zealanders think that the level of spending in Grant Robertson’s 2019 Wellbeing Budget was about right or too high. Tomorrow’s budget from Nicola Willis should be compared against ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Lays Challenge To Nicola Willis Ahead Of Budget Day
Wednesday, 29 May 2024, 12:25 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
As the Minister of Finance prepares to deliver her first budget to the nation this Thursday, the Taxpayers’ Union has issued a challenge to Nicola Willis to keep her promise of delivering effective tax relief to New Zealanders. More >>
ACC Chief Executive Must Lead From The Front With Savings
Tuesday, 28 May 2024, 5:38 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to reports in today’s NZ Herald that ACC chief executive, Megan Main, spent $32,000 of taxpayers’ money on a business class trip to Europe while consulting on nearly 400 job cuts to reduce spending, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, ... More >>
Public Service Cuts Must Be Put In Context
Tuesday, 28 May 2024, 5:35 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to numerous reports in media relating to the number of jobs cuts in the Public Service, the Taxpayers’ Union is encouraging the media to put those cuts in context by referencing the more than 18,000 FTE growth in the bureaucracy since ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Launches Briefing Paper Calling For $49 A Week Tax Relief
Monday, 27 May 2024, 3:13 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is today releasing its latest briefing paper, entitled “$49 Dollars a Week – What Treasury Owes the Average Kiwi.” More >>
The First Day Of The Year Taxpayers Get To Work For Themselves
Sunday, 26 May 2024, 5:16 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
When income tax brackets were last adjusted for the vast majority of Kiwis in 2010, Tax Freedom Day would’ve fallen on 18th May. Thanks to bracket creep, Kiwis are now paying with an extra week of their lives every year to prop up a seriously over-bloated ... More >>
‘Cuts In Context’ Report Launch And Visual Display At Parliament Today
Friday, 24 May 2024, 11:39 am | Taxpayers' Union
Cuts in Context reveals the Government’s proposed cuts to the Public Service departments do not nearly go far enough to rewind the massive staffing increases under the previous Government. More >>
New Wellington Billboards Throw Down $49/Week Gauntlet For Budget
Thursday, 23 May 2024, 2:54 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is today launching five billboards around Parliament depicting the Finance Minister riding a piggy bank to emphasise the fact that the average Kiwi needs to see a $49/week tax reduction at next year’s budget in order to reverse ... More >>
Nicola Willis Must Tackle Cost Of Living At Next Week’s Budget
Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 2:15 pm | Taxpayers' Union
35 months and counting of inflation outside the target range keeps eating away at what’s left of Kiwis’ purchasing power, after 14 years of bracket creep has already left them paying $49 a week more in income tax than they were in 2010. More >>
