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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 >>
Labour's CGT Will Make Housing Affordability Worse
Wednesday, 3 September 2014, 3:07 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Labour's capital gains tax, won't do what David Cunliffe says it will, according to the Taxpayers' Union , backed up by a former Deputy Commissioner of Inland Revenue, Robin Oliver. More >>
Craig And Mcvicar Have Some Explaining to Do
Wednesday, 3 September 2014, 9:11 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on Garth McVicar and the Conservative Party to explain how much the Party’s ‘tough on crime’ election slogan will cost. On Monday the Party was added to the Taxpayers’ Union Bribe-O-Meter , but the Conservative ... More >>
Winston Peters Shown up by the Civilian Party
Tuesday, 2 September 2014, 2:12 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Even the satirical 'Civilian Party' has now offered the Taxpayers’ Union more credible figures for the ' Bribe-O-Meter ' than Winston Peters’ New Zealand First. The Taxpayers’ Union Bribe-O-Meter now includes, National, Labour, the Greens, ... More >>
Minor Parties Added to Election ‘Bribe-O-Meter'
Monday, 1 September 2014, 10:10 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union have added the Green, ACT, United Future and Conservative Parties to the ‘ Bribe-O-Meter ’ hosted at taxpayers.org.nz . Excluding ACT and New Zealand First, the total election ‘bribes’ - that is new spending not already ... More >>
Len Brown's Parallel Universe
Thursday, 28 August 2014, 12:43 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to today’s announcement by Auckland Mayor Len Brown of longterm funding cuts and rate hikes, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: More >>
NZ on Air Refuse to Condemn “Kill the PM” Song
Wednesday, 27 August 2014, 9:31 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
New Zealand On Air has refused to condemn @peace’s 'Kill the PM' song, and will not provide any assurance that no further taxpayer money will be used to support groups that promote violence and political hate. Earlier today the Taxpayers’ Union ... More >>
"Kill the PM" Band @Peace with Taxpayers' Money
Tuesday, 26 August 2014, 11:22 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Fairfax article that hip-hop group @peace have released a track that threatens to kill the Prime Minister and have sex with his daughter, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: More >>
