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Taxpayer Funding of Political Parties a Step Too Far
Monday, 12 May 2014, 12:12 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“Taxing New Zealanders to subsidise political parties would weaken our democracy,” says Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the Taxpayers’ Union. More >>
English Ignoring the Big Picture
Sunday, 11 May 2014, 10:43 am | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is questioning Finance Minister Bill English’s remarks this weekend about the size of New Zealand's government as a proportion of GDP. Mr English told National Party delegates in Queenstown that government spending has ... More >>
Winston Peters’ Attitude to Taxpayers' Money Astonishing
Thursday, 8 May 2014, 9:24 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Winston Peters’ comments on Radio New Zealand this morning show an astonishing attitude to taxpayers’ money. In an interview on Morning Report, Mr Peters justified a change to New Zealand First’s constitution that will force a list MP fired by ... More >>
Double Dipping MP Should Pay Money Back
Wednesday, 7 May 2014, 9:51 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Reacting to today’s Fairfax coverage of NZ First MP Tracey Martin being paid more than $70,000 as a Rodney local board member - on top of her almost $150,000-a-year MP's salary, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams, says: “Being ... More >>
Regional Ratepayers on the Hook for Earthquake Damage
Tuesday, 6 May 2014, 9:31 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is criticising Greater Wellington Regional Council for not bothering to find out how much ratepayers have lost in CentrePort’s property developments damaged in July’s Cook Strait earthquake. The Port’s borrowing is underwritten ... More >>
Sugar Tax Debate: More Alarmist Statements
Sunday, 4 May 2014, 1:45 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the taxpayer funded political advocacy by a group of academics featured on TV3’s The Nation this weekend. Their efforts to promote a sugar tax appear to be politically motivated rather than based on science. Sugar ... More >>
Allegations of Taxpayer Funded Nepotism
Thursday, 1 May 2014, 9:34 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Parliamentary Service to answer questions relating to the allegations reported in this morning’s New Zealand Herald concerning New Zealand First MP, Denis O’Rourke. More >>
Ratepayer Funded Charging Station Used as Car Park
Wednesday, 30 April 2014, 9:43 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union has uncovered what is probably the most expensive staff car park in the country, located at Z Energy on Customhouse Quay in Wellington. Between 2010 and 2012, the Wellington City Council spent $100,000 on a zero-emissions vehicle ... More >>
Council Logo Wellington's Economic Priority
Tuesday, 29 April 2014, 1:27 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Wellington City Council’s decision to ditch the $24,000 logo which the Council launched in November , Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the Taxpayers’ Union says: More >>
Depreciation Policy Shouldn’t Be Just for Pet Industries
Thursday, 17 April 2014, 2:11 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming Labour’s announcement to beef up rates of depreciation in the manufacturing sector, but is questioning why David Cunliffe is picking winners rather than applying the policy across all sectors. Jordan Williams, ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Welcomes Key’s Rejection of ‘Fat Tax’
Wednesday, 16 April 2014, 5:01 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming Prime Minister John Key’s rejection of fat and sugar taxes ahead of this year's election. Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the Union, says: More >>
Labour Should Hit the Brakes on Motorhome Tax
Tuesday, 15 April 2014, 5:27 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Ministry of Transport analysis of Labour’s new policy for taxing motorhomes, suggesting that motorhome owners would end up paying more for Road User Charges than they do today, Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the Taxpayers’ ... More >>
Taxpayer Paying Public Servants a Bonus for Joining a Union
Sunday, 13 April 2014, 12:39 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is outraged that taxpayers are being forced to fork out bonuses to Parliamentary staff on the condition that they join a trade union. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams, says “This is union welfare and a political ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Welcomes Govt Clamp Down On Tax Dodgers
Friday, 11 April 2014, 3:10 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming the Minister of Revenue’s comments at the OECD Cash and Hidden Economy Conference today. The union's Executive Director, Jordan Williams, says: “The high returns from clamping down on tax evasion and avoidance ... More >>
Greens Ignore Evidence in Push for New Taxes on Fast Food
Friday, 11 April 2014, 12:22 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to Green Party health spokesman Kevin Hague's calls for taxation, regulation and legislation on fatty food, Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the Taxpayers’ Union says: "Mr Hague is misleading New Zealanders in saying that evidence supports ... More >>
Taxpayer Funding For Development, Not Subsidising Golf Pros
Friday, 11 April 2014, 12:20 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to today’s Fairfax report that golfer Lydia Ko is asking for more taxpayer support since turning pro than she received when she was an amateur, Jordan Williams, Executive of the Taxpayers’ Union, says: "Golf is one of the richest sports in ... More >>
Winston Peters is Right on Interislander Bailouts
Thursday, 10 April 2014, 11:42 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“Taxpayers are sick of bailing out Kiwirail and the Interislander every time one of the dud ships hits a wharf,” says Jordan Williams, Executive Director of theTaxpayers’ Union. “Winston Peters is right, the Government is not a good manager of a shipping ... More >>
Government Workers in Wellington Are Not ‘Front Line’
Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 2:54 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Minister for State Services, Dr Jonathan Coleman’s comments regarding public service staff numbers, Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the Taxpayers’ Union says: More >>
National’s Broken Promise to Cut Wellington Pen Pushers
Wednesday, 9 April 2014, 9:46 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“National should stick to its promises to rein in the public service if it is to plug the shortfall in forecast tax revenue and get back into surplus in the 2014 budget,” says Jordan Williams, the Executive Director of the Taxpayers’ Union ... More >>
No Reason for Soft Drink Tax on All Kiwis
Saturday, 5 April 2014, 3:18 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the feature in today's New Zealand Herald on efforts to promote a sugar tax on soft drinks, Jordan Williams, Executive Director of the Taxpayers’ Union says: More >>
