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Gluttonous Government Sector Needs a Trim
Thursday, 11 December 2014, 3:26 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Fairfax article that there has been an 11 per cent increase in the number of public servants earning over $100,000 in the past year, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: “An 11 per cent increase in in taxpayer-funded ... More >>
IRD/Police Proposals Breach Taxpayers' Fundamental Rights
Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 10:32 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union shares the New Zealand Law Society’s concerns with proposed amendments to the Information-Sharing Agreement between Inland Revenue and the New Zealand Police which, according to the Society, limits taxpayers’ fundamental rights ... More >>
Trickle Down Economics' Doesn't Exist
Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 9:56 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The key message of the OECD’s report on inequality, released today, is investment in education and is not a prescription for higher taxes, says the Taxpayers’ Union. More >>
Time for Auckland Ratepayers to Have a Recall Option
Sunday, 7 December 2014, 10:56 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers' Union is calling on the Government to give local communities the ability to petition for recall elections, after Len Brown's latest snub to ratepayers has hit the headlines . The Herald on Sunday is reporting that Len Brown has had ... More >>
Another IT Budget Blowout 'All Too Routine'
Friday, 5 December 2014, 11:38 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the NZ Herald report that the Joint Border Management System (JBMS) IT project has run over budget by almost $30 million, Taxpayers’ Union Spokesman Ben Craven says: “Once again a Government department seems to have presided over ... More >>
Evidence Not Rhetoric Best for Wellington Super City
Thursday, 4 December 2014, 10:46 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers Union is disappointed that even business groups are getting caught up in the rhetoric and ignoring evidence in the Wellington Super City debate ahead of the Local Government Commission's announcement later today. More >>
Council Now Desperate for Cash Cow
Tuesday, 2 December 2014, 9:36 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Radio New Zealand report that a campaign has begun for Auckland Council to take over the lines company Vector, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: “The solution for Auckland Council is really simple – it ... More >>
Look at the Road, Not the Speedo
Thursday, 27 November 2014, 3:39 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Fairfax article that police will be issuing tickets over the summer to anyone driving 1km/h or more over the speed limit, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: More >>
Taxpayers' Union Congratulates PM on IDU Appointment
Friday, 21 November 2014, 4:30 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is today congratulating Rt. Hon. John Key on becoming the Chair of the International Democrat Union , as former Australian Prime Minister John Howard retires from the role after 12 years. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director ... More >>
No 'Cost Blowout' - Yeah Right
Thursday, 20 November 2014, 5:19 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming Auckland Council’s PR efforts to prevent media labelling it’s $100 million IT screw-up, a ‘cost blowout’. Responding to the Council most recent media release, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director, Jordan ... More >>
Newcore Looks Pretty Rotten for Ratepayers
Thursday, 20 November 2014, 9:44 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the NZ Herald report that the IT system commissioned by Auckland Council to consolidate the eight systems the Super City inherited from its precursor councils could be facing a budget blowout of $100 million, Taxpayers’ Union Spokesman Ben ... More >>
The Resignation with the Golden Handshake?
Wednesday, 19 November 2014, 11:55 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on the settlement the State Services Commission has reached with former CERA CEO Roger Sutton, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams, says: "Only in the public sector do you receive a payout for ‘resigning’. More >>
The Resignation with the Golden Handshake?
Wednesday, 19 November 2014, 11:18 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on the settlement the State Services Commission has reached with former CERA CEO Roger Sutton, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams, says: More >>
Local Government BIM: Rein It in Paula
Friday, 14 November 2014, 12:22 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Local Government is out of control. That’s the message of the Briefing to the Incoming Minister of Local Government, Paula Bennet, says the Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Cut Corporate Welfare to Beat the Australians
Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 2:29 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Fairfax article that IRD have indicated that company tax may need to be reduced next year, should Australia reduce their rate, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: More >>
Joyce Incubates Whole New Method of Corporate Welfare
Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 2:50 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the announcement from Science & Innovation Minister, Steven Joyce, that Callahan Innovation's expanding business incubator network has granted its' first interest free grant, Taxpayers' Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: More >>
All That Wasted Money, But Not on Web Servers
Monday, 10 November 2014, 11:01 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is among many in the dark over the new property valuations released this morning on Auckland Council’s website . The website has been inaccessible since early this morning, presumably crashing under the increased traffic. Jordan ... More >>
Prime Minister's Corporate Welfare for Safari Company
Friday, 7 November 2014, 12:09 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is labelling the latest example of tourism corporate welfare announced by the Prime Minister today as ridiculous and impossible to justify. Taxpayers' Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams, says: “It isn’t a loan, it isn’t ... More >>
Wellington Chamber Join Council in Sandpit of Stupidity
Friday, 7 November 2014, 11:28 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Dominion Post’s report that the Wellington City Council has spent $20,000 on a sandpit shaded by the earthquake prone Town Hall, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: More >>
Len Brown's Broken Promise on Rates
Wednesday, 5 November 2014, 3:02 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the NZ Herald report that Auckland Mayor Len Brown has broken his cornerstone election promise to not increase rates by more than 2.5 per cent,Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: “Len Brown has turned his back on ... More >>
