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MP Golden Handshakes a bigger issue than (de)Barclay
Monday, 4 December 2017, 12:45 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“What other fixed term job do you walk away with a $40,000 golden handshake?” asks the Taxpayers’ Union, responding to the media reports of Todd Barclay going on holiday with an entitlement of $3,000 per week until 23 December. More >>
Waitomo District Council introduce Audit and Risk Committee
Wednesday, 29 November 2017, 1:40 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming news that Waitomo District Council has established an Audit and Risk Committee, after Ratepayers' Report revealed that Waitomo District Council was one of only three councils nationwide without a dedicated, formal body ... More >>
Statement on Bob Simcock's resignation
Tuesday, 28 November 2017, 7:30 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Statement on Bob Simcock's resignation 28 NOVEMBER 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Responding to the news of Waikato DHB Chair Bob Simcock's resignation, Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the Taxpayers' Unio n said: More >>
Government Tripping up on Its Own Transparency Commitments
Monday, 27 November 2017, 11:52 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Government must meet its pledge to be transparent, rather than operate in secrecy and continue the path of decay to our freedom of information laws, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. More >>
Taxpayers’ Union welcomes appointment of Sir Michael Cullen
Thursday, 23 November 2017, 1:31 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
MEDIA RELEASE Taxpayers’ Union welcomes appointment of Sir Michael Cullen to chair Tax Working Group 23 NOVEMBER 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE More >>
Socialist rhetoric has real cost
Wednesday, 22 November 2017, 3:09 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is saddened that Jacinda Ardern's comments about capitalisms “blatant failure” have caused international media to suggest that New Zealand has “lost its way” with Forbes now predicting a recession under the new Labour-led ... More >>
Coal for Christmas – more borrowing on the horizon
Wednesday, 15 November 2017, 2:06 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Grant Robertson’s fiscal plans look to be exposed, with ANZ now forecasting $13 billion more in Government borrowing than was projected in the past Government's PREFU , says the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union. More >>
Labour lets off deadbeat dads, taxpayers pick up tab
Tuesday, 14 November 2017, 12:45 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is labelling Social Development Minister Carmel Sepuloni's move to repeal part of the Social Security Act, which imposes sanctions on sole parents who do not identify the other parent, as a disgrace. The Union’s Executive Director, ... More >>
Facilities necessary, but Emirates Team NZ can fund itself
Friday, 10 November 2017, 12:23 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Finance Minister Grant Robertson should be ruling out even more taxpayers’ money being used to support Team New Zealand’s private sponsors, says the Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
RBNZ Changes Mean More Inflation And More Tax
Wednesday, 8 November 2017, 11:04 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Government's plan to amend the Reserve Bank Act in an effort to "maximise employment" is likely to lead to more taxation by stealth, says the Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Taxis over ride-sharing apps cost taxpayers
Sunday, 5 November 2017, 12:35 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Bureaucrats picking taxis over ride-sharing apps cost taxpayers at least $9.8m 5 NOVEMBER 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE New research by the Taxpayers’ Union shows that bureaucrats choosing more expensive taxi services over ride-sharing apps like ... More >>
Overhaul of Marsden Grants overdue
Thursday, 2 November 2017, 1:49 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Many taxpayers will be fuming when they see some of the projects receiving a total of $84.6 million in Marsden funding, says the Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Clark wrong on sugar tax
Monday, 30 October 2017, 1:00 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Contrary to Health Minister David Clark’s claim of ‘growing evidence’ around the effectiveness of a sugary drink tax , wherever the tax has been tried it has resulted in far less impact on consumption than expected, points out the Taxpayers’ ... More >>
Corporate welfare: Taxpayers fork out $25m for Apple
Monday, 30 October 2017, 12:46 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The world’s most profitable company is set to receive up to $25 million per year in corporate welfare grants , thanks to Callaghan Innovation’s ‘growth grant’ programme. Last week it was revealed that the Apple bought PowerbyProxi, a major ... More >>
No Prime Minister, it’s actually on us!
Friday, 27 October 2017, 8:52 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“ There is no such thing as a free lunch, or a ‘free’ tertiary education," points out the Taxpayers' Union Spokesman, Jordan Williams, responding to media comments by the Prime Minister that high school student can start their tertiary study next ... More >>
False START at IRD
Wednesday, 25 October 2017, 11:39 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Inland Revenue’s new IT system, implemented in February for their GST services, has been a disappointment, says the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union . More >>
Waikato DHB now a cover-up scandal
Tuesday, 24 October 2017, 6:19 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Waikato DHB now a cover-up scandal 24 October 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Taxpayers’ Union says Waikato District Health Board Chairman, Bob Simcock, must front up and confirm whether reports that the DHB agreed to stop an employment investigation into ... More >>
Regional Development Fund recipe for pork-barrelling
Tuesday, 24 October 2017, 3:57 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE In response to the just announced $1 billion per year “Regional Development Fund” as part of the Labour-NZ First coalition agreement, Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the Taxpayers’ Union said: “We’ll be keeping a very close ... More >>
Waikato DHB's oversight of former CEO yet again in question
Thursday, 19 October 2017, 2:48 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Reacting to a story by the NZ Herald last night, that suggests former Waikato DHB CEO, Dr Nigel Murray, may have been claiming expenses for a woman he was not married to, brings further into question the oversight of the DHB and its Chairman Bob Simcock. More >>
Dunedin ratepayers deserve explanation of $980,000 pay-out
Tuesday, 17 October 2017, 2:12 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Why the former Chief Executive of Delta Utility Services, a Dunedin City Council-owned lines company, was handed a ratepayer-funded pay-out of $980,000 needs explaining, say the Taxpayers' Union. Grady Cameron resigned earlier this year and the Council ... More >>
