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Little Should Ask Shearer About Moral Issues
Monday, 9 May 2016, 1:38 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union says that Andrew Little ought to be asking former humanitarian, worker David Shearer, about the legitimate reasons foreign nationals use New Zealand trusts. More >>
Cigarette Related Crime Spree No Surprise
Friday, 6 May 2016, 11:34 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is saddened but not surprised that high excise taxes on tobacco are a contributing factor in the recent spate of dairy robberies as reported in today’s NZ Herald. More >>
New Plymouth Asset Management Failure "Scary"
Thursday, 5 May 2016, 1:12 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is labelling the lack of internal controls at New Plymouth District Council as "scary", following the revelation that New Zealand’s largest concrete company has not been paying a New Plymouth District Council land ... More >>
Yule Lobbies for Professional Politicians, Ignores Ratepayer
Tuesday, 3 May 2016, 12:17 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union says the Local Government NZ head, Lawrence Yule, is showing his true colours in lobbying for the interests of professional politicians to the detriment of ratepayers and those who pay him. Responding to Mr Yule’s support ... More >>
Govt Should Have All Options on Table to Deal with Kiwifail
Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:03 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union says that Minister for State Owned Enterprises, Todd McClay, is in dream land telling Kiwirail not to change its structure but to rely less on taxpayer funded handouts amounting to hundreds of millions per year. Taxpayers’ ... More >>
Land Tax a Disgraceful Cop-Out
Tuesday, 26 April 2016, 11:13 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the Government’s consideration of a land tax on foreign purchasers as a cop-out by the Government to fix New Zealand’s housing affordability crisis. Jordan Williams, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director says: More >>
No Sympathy for MPs' "Taxing" Ballet Tour
Thursday, 14 April 2016, 10:55 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Speaker, the Rt Hon David Carter, to pull the curtain on the culture of junkets he and other MPs arrange annually. Reacting to the NZ Herald story where Mr Carter described the schedule of the taxpayer-funded ... More >>
Labour's Attack on Shewan Extraordinary
Wednesday, 13 April 2016, 4:30 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Labour should put up or shut up with their attacks on John Shewan says Jordan Williams, the Executive Director, of the Taxpayers’ Union . Responding to Labour’s attacks on Mr Shewan and his previous professional engagements, Mr Williams says: More >>
Taxpayers' Union Welcomes SME Tax Package
Wednesday, 13 April 2016, 4:13 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming the Government’s SME-friendly tax package today by the Prime Minister. Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the Taxpayers’ Union says: More >>
Memo to Wellington City Council: Stop Wasting Our Money
Friday, 8 April 2016, 10:47 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the report that Wellington ratepayers may be out of pocket to the tune of $50,000 following the collapse of Wellington Fashion Week, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams, says: More >>
Kiwibank Non-Sale a Missed Opportunity
Wednesday, 6 April 2016, 11:20 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union says that the partial sale of Kiwibank to the NZ Super Fund and ACC is a missed opportunity for the Government to get the potential liability of a Kiwibank failure off its books. Jordan Williams, the Union’s Executive Director, ... More >>
$1M Rebrand for Polytechnic "Grotesque"
Tuesday, 5 April 2016, 11:02 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is labelling the $1 million dollars spent on branding of the merged Aoraki Polytechnic and Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, which included a logo nearly identical to another Christchurch organisation after ... More >>
Taxpayers' Union Cautiously Welcomes Chang Samkhan Grant
Friday, 1 April 2016, 10:22 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is cautiously optimistic regarding the announced $6.3 million Primary Growth Partnership grant awarded to the Chang Samkhan Innovation Project. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams, says: More >>
High Taxes Developing Underground Tobacco Market
Tuesday, 29 March 2016, 2:46 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is saddened but not surprised that New Zealanders are turning to the underground and unregulated homegrown tobacco market in response to the Government’s continued hikes in taxes on smokers. More >>
UBI Would Require Income Tax Rate of 50% Or More
Tuesday, 29 March 2016, 9:12 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
A Universal Basic Income which avoided superannuates and beneficiaries being made worse off would require a flat rate income tax of more than 50% or drastic cuts in government services to pay for it, according to a new report released today. More >>
Loose Lips Shouldn't Land on Taxpayers
Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 11:55 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Speaker not to approve the use of taxpayer money to defend and settle the defamation claim made against the Prime Minister in relation to comments concerning Bradley Ambrose and 2011 ’teapot-tape’ recording. ... More >>
More Spin, Less Services From Wellington
Tuesday, 22 March 2016, 11:16 am | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling the Government to commit to cuts in the amount of taxpayer money spent on public relations and communications. Responding to the news that spending has increased by $6 million in the past four years, Ben Craven, ... More >>
Mike Lee Motion Heralds Win for Taxpayers' Union
Friday, 18 March 2016, 3:47 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming a notice of motion by Auckland Councillor, Mike Lee, that would terminate Auckland Council’s membership of the New Zealand Property Council. Taxpayers’ Union spokesman, Ben Craven, says: More >>
High Company Tax Rate Deterring Corporate Taxpayers
Friday, 18 March 2016, 12:07 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to today’s New Zealand Herald report into tax minimization strategies by multinational companies operating in New Zealand, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams, says: More >>
UK Budget Cuts Corporate Tax Rate to 17%
Thursday, 17 March 2016, 10:08 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Delivering his sixth budget overnight, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has announced that the British corporate tax rate will be reduced to just 17%, further highlighting the relatively high 28% New Zealand company tax rate to the rest of ... More >>
