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Council Can't Hike Rates, Wants to Introduce New Ones
Friday, 26 September 2014, 11:52 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the NZ Herald report that Aucklanders could face new charges or taxes to fund Len Brown’s $12 billion-plus transport funding gap, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: More >>
Ministerial Deals Shameful
Friday, 26 September 2014, 11:50 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is repeating calls for the Prime Minister to explain the Ministerial deals he looks to be doing with his support partners. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: More >>
Welcome to the Party, Mr Peters
Wednesday, 24 September 2014, 3:35 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to New Zealand First leader Winston Peters’ press release regarding the Prime Minister considering to offer new Act MP David Seymour a Ministerial position, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: More >>
Taxpayers Forgotten in Ministerial Horse-Trading
Tuesday, 23 September 2014, 2:52 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Prime Minister’s comments reported on Radio New Zealand , that he is considering giving Act MP David Seymour a ministerial role because “When they have more staffing and resources as a result of a junior ministerial role it ... More >>
Taxpayers on Hook Again for Solid Energy
Friday, 19 September 2014, 11:07 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Fairfax article that taxpayers are extending another $103 million to keep Solid Energy afloat, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: More >>
Three Internet-Mana Policies Blow the Bribe-O-Meter to Bits
Thursday, 18 September 2014, 9:14 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union has received advice that the cost of just three Internet-Mana policies is $17.6 billion - higher than the entire policy packages of the three main political parties combined. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams ... More >>
Election 2014 Will Be Costly
Wednesday, 17 September 2014, 3:54 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union has today released the final update for its ' Bribe-O-Meter ' election costing website in the lead-up to Saturday’s general election. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: More >>
National, Greens Big Movers on Bribe-O-Meter
Monday, 15 September 2014, 9:15 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union has updated its election policy 'Bribe-O-Meter’ to reflect the cost of recent campaign promises. The update takes into account Labour’s new fiscal tables and all announcements up to Friday and is based on numbers provided ... More >>
Policy Costing Expert Questions 'NZ Power' Numbers
Monday, 15 September 2014, 9:13 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Dr Michael Dunn, engaged by the Taxpayers’ Union to provide the figures for the 'Bribe-O-Meter' election costing website , is questioning the Labour Party’s costing of it’s flagship "NZ Power” policy. More >>
NZUSA 'Not Achieved' on Cost of Student Debt
Saturday, 13 September 2014, 8:08 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to NZUSA President Daniel Haines’ claim the cost to taxpayers of forgiving student debt is only $8 billion, Taxpayers’ Union Spokesman Ben Craven says: More >>
Auckland Emperor's New Bard
Friday, 12 September 2014, 11:52 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Newstalk ZB report that Auckland Mayor Len Brown has established a $12,000 Auckland Mayoral Writers Grant, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: More >>
Small Window of Opportunity for NZ First
Friday, 12 September 2014, 11:22 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is repeating calls for New Zealand First leader, Rt Hon Winston Peters, to front up with policy detail that will allow his manifesto to be costed ahead of the September 20 election. The economic expert the Taxpayers’ Union has ... More >>
Student Debt Promise Would Cost $8,300+ Per Household
Friday, 12 September 2014, 11:21 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Reacting to reports that the Internet-Mana Party want to forgive existing student loan debt. Taxpayers’ Union Spokesperson Ben Craven says: More >>
Are the Greens still an Environmental Party?
Wednesday, 10 September 2014, 9:34 am | Taxpayers' Union
Analysis of the spending promises by the Green Party this election year, shows that only 9% of the Party’s committed spending relates to environmental priorities. According to the Taxpayers’ Union ‘ Bribe-O-Meter ' of the $4.9 billion in new ... More >>
Norman Plays the Man Not the Ball
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 4:43 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is reacting angrily to the inference by Green Party Co-leader Russell Norman on Twitter that the independent expert who uncovered serious flaws in the Green Party’s wage policy costings, is right-wing or otherwise bias. More >>
Labour Should Recommit to Abolishing 'Taniwha Tax'
Tuesday, 9 September 2014, 2:04 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to Sir Bob Jones’ New Zealand Herald commentary about Auckland Council requiring 'cultural impact assessments’ as part of resource consent applications under the Proposed Auckland Unitary Plan (PAUP), Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director ... More >>
2017 Tax Cuts Won't Buy Chicken Thighs
Monday, 8 September 2014, 3:50 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the National Party’s announcement that New Zealanders must wait until at least 2017 for income tax relief, if the Party leads the next government. The Union’s Executive Director, Jordan Williams, says: More >>
Conservatives Provide More Slogans But No Detail
Monday, 8 September 2014, 12:00 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Reacting to the Conservative Party’s response to the Taxpayers’ Union call for the Party to front up with details that would allow more robust policy costings for the Taxpayers’ Union ‘Bribe-O-Meter’ , Ben Craven, Spokesman for Taxpayers’ ... More >>
National Should Deliver a Meaningful Path to Ease Tax Burden
Monday, 8 September 2014, 11:41 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the National Party to announce a meaningful plan to reduce New Zealanders' tax burden in its expected tax cut announcement this afternoon. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: More >>
Labour's CGT a Death Duty in Drag
Thursday, 4 September 2014, 9:07 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to confirmation that under Labour’s capital gains tax policy children would have to pay the tax if they sold a family home after both parents have passed, Ben Craven, Spokesman for the Taxpayers’ Union, says: More >>
