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Small Wellington Businesses Punished By Swipe At Drivers For No Gain
Tuesday, 26 March 2024, 10:19 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Wellington Mayor Tory Whanau has proposed scrapping car parking spots on Cuba Street with misguided claims it will reduce emissions. This will reduce parking revenue by $200,000, plus damage already struggling local businesses. Commenting on this, ... More >>
Pseudo-savings Must Be Called Out And Halted
Monday, 25 March 2024, 11:34 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Reacting to reports that Worksafe is rehiring for back-office roles it disestablished in November, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said: “What we are seeing here is the bureaucracy making non-existent ‘pseudo-savings’. By disestablishing ... More >>
Chris Hipkins Out Of Touch With New Zealand’s Tax System
Monday, 25 March 2024, 10:59 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to comments from Chris Hipkins’ State of the Nation speech that New Zealand’s tax system is unsustainable, inequitable and in desperate need of reform, Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Alex Murphy said: “Chris Hipkins might be trying to ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Welcomes The Wheels Turning On RMA Reform
Friday, 22 March 2024, 1:07 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on Minister Responsible for RMA Reform Chris Bishop’s speech to the New Zealand Planning Institute, Taxpayers’ Union Policy and Public Affairs Manager, James Ross, said: “Wholesale RMA reform must be the aim, and the Government cannot ... More >>
Government Needs To Stop Tinkering And Pop The Ballooning Bureaucracy
Friday, 22 March 2024, 10:43 am | Taxpayers' Union
Reacting to the recent announcement that the Government plans to reduce staffing levels at the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI), Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said: “This fat-trimming goes nowhere near ... More >>
IMF Right To Call For Slashing Government Waste
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 12:41 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the latest comments by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the state of the New Zealand economy, Taxpayers’ Union Policy and Public Affairs Manager, James Ross, said: “The IMF has rightly criticised wasteful government spending ... More >>
New Zealand In Recession As Kiwis’ Quality Of Life Tanks
Thursday, 21 March 2024, 11:32 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the release of the latest update to New Zealand’s GDP figures, Taxpayers’ Union Policy and Public Affairs Manager, James Ross, said: “New Zealand is in recession, with GDP shrinking for the second quarter in a row and GDP per capita in freefall ... More >>
Disposable Vape Ban Will Drive People Back To Smoking
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 1:23 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Reacting to the Government’s announcement that they plan to ban disposable vapes, Taxpayers’ Union spokesman for Lifestyle Economics, Connor Molloy, said: “Current issues with youth vaping, although they are on the decline according to the latest ... More >>
Capital City Deep In Crisis Needs More Housing
Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 9:45 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to amendments to the District Plan which will see increased height limits for buildings in suburbs surrounding the Wellington CBD, Taxpayers’ Union Policy and Public Affairs Manager, James Ross, said: “Even more so than the rest of the ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Stands Down From High Alert After Sleepless Night
Tuesday, 19 March 2024, 10:38 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming comments from Christopher Luxon this morning recommitting to ‘no new taxes’ as part of Budget 2024. “Mr Luxon’s refusal at the Post-Cabinet press conference yesterday to repeat the ‘no new taxes’ promise ... More >>
Luxon Must Rule Out New Taxes, Not Adopt Labour’s Approach
Monday, 18 March 2024, 5:31 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Reacting to Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s refusal to rule out introducing new taxes at the budget, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said: “Today’s refusal to rule out new taxes suggests the Government is nothing more ... More >>
Grant Robertson Interview Demonstrates Why He Should Never Have Been Finance Minister
Monday, 18 March 2024, 12:16 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to Grant Robertson’s recent admission on a Q+A with Jack Tame that his only regret from his time in office was that he didn’t take on more debt, Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson, Alex Murphy, said: “Grant Robertson has now admitted that he ... More >>
Kāpiti Council Living Wage Will Do More Harm Than Good
Monday, 18 March 2024, 10:30 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on the introduction of the living wage for all employees and contractors at Kāpiti Coast District Council, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said: “The problem with blanket living-wage policies is that they ... More >>
Expedia’s Exit From Market Shows App Tax Will Reduce Competition And Raise Prices
Friday, 15 March 2024, 2:54 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is urging the National Party to reconsider its decision to implement the App Tax it campaigned to repeal following reports that Expedia will remove thousands of accomodation providers from its platform when the new tax comes ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Welcomes New Bill To Remove Unfair Union Privileges
Friday, 15 March 2024, 1:00 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is celebrating the lodging of ACT MP Parmjeet Parmar’s Member’s Bill to remove the obligation on employers to automatically deduct fees from union members’ pay. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said: ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Celebrates Slashing Of Housing Red Tape In Wellington
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 4:12 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Reacting to today’s vote on the District Plan and the recommendations of the Independent Housing Panel, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said: “Housing, like any market, is a simply a matter of demand and supply but unfortunately red ... More >>
Ruapehu Bailout Throwing Good Money After Bad, After Bad, After Bad, After Bad
Thursday, 14 March 2024, 10:35 am | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the Government’s announcement to give Ruapehu Alpine Lifts (RAL) another $7 million in corporate welfare bringing the total value of taxpayer-funded handouts they have received to $27.35 million in just the past ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Slams Unbelievable Rates Hike From Greater Wellington Regional Council
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 6:43 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to Greater Wellington Regional Council's proposal to hike its rates by 19.8% for the 2024/25 financial year, Taxpayers Union spokesman, Alex Murphy, said: "Time and again we see councils come up with these ludicrous rates hikes to ... More >>
Climate Change Commission Insistent On Making Emissions Reduction Expensive
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 4:06 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Reacting to today’s release of the Climate Change Commission’s advice on the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), Taxpayers’ Union climate policy spokesperson, Connor Molloy, said: “The advice, if accepted, would continue to keep carbon prices ... More >>
New Zealand Should Follow Australia’s Lead And Abolish Tariffs
Tuesday, 12 March 2024, 10:25 am | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is renewing its calls to abolish all tariffs following reports that Australia plans to unilaterally abolish nearly 500 of its tariffs. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said: “With the stroke of a pen, the Government ... More >>
