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IRD And Treasury Advice Suggests Supermarkets Main Beneficiaries From Labour’s GST Policy
Monday, 18 September 2023, 2:30 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union can reveal that as part of the Tax Working Group appointed by Grant Robertson, and chaired by the late Michael Cullen, Treasury and IRD conducted analysis on what percentage of exempting GST from certain goods would actually be ... More >>
Tax Cuts Are The Moral Thing To Do
Friday, 15 September 2023, 2:27 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union totally rejects Prime Minister Chris Hipkin’s claims that tax relief is unaffordable due to the so-called “cuts” he claims would impact delivery of public services. Responding to the Labour Party leaders comments Jordan ... More >>
Government Debt Soars Past $160 Billion – The Time To Slash Spending Has Come
Tuesday, 12 September 2023, 1:21 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on all parties to commit to drastically slashing Government spending following today’s Pre-election Economic and Fiscal Update (PREFU) showing Government debt soaring past $160 billion*. By 2027, Net Core Crown Debt ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Welcomes Policy To Bring Back Health Targets
Sunday, 10 September 2023, 9:47 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Reacting to the National Party’s announcement that they intend to bring back health targets, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves said: “National’s policy announcement is a sensible one that should really be expected from political ... More >>
National/ACT Could Form Government Comfortably - Thanks Largely To NZ First Slipping Below The 5 Percent Threshold
Friday, 8 September 2023, 2:42 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
National increases 0.1 points on last month to 35.0% while Labour drops 0.6 points to 26.5%. ACT is up 1.3 points to 14.3% while the Greens are up 0.7 points to 12.7%. The smaller parties are NZ First on 3.9% (-1.9 points), the Maori Party ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Raises Serious Concerns Over Ministry For The Environment ‘dodgy Deals’
Wednesday, 6 September 2023, 6:18 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union are seriously concerned to hear that Federated Farmers and other industry groups have been approached by the Ministry for the Environment and offered hundreds of thousands of dollars to help rush through plans under the new ... More >>
Labour's 'free' Dental Care Fails To Address The Root Of The Problem – Higher Taxes
Saturday, 2 September 2023, 8:22 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on Labour’s universal dental care announcement, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves said: “Labour has come up with another populist policy that like its GST debacle sounds good at first, but the cracks begin to show ... More >>
Milking Taxpayers: Taxpayers' Union Reveals Ministry Of Primary Industries Fieldays Expenditure
Thursday, 31 August 2023, 3:10 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers' Union can reveal the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) spent over $125,000 for its stall at the recent Hamilton Fieldays. "MPI's extravagant display at the event showcases financial imprudence. On top of $20,350.72 for their ... More >>
National Tax Plan Heading In The Right Direction But Needs To Go Further
Wednesday, 30 August 2023, 11:22 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Reacting to the National Party’s tax policy announcement, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves said: “Today’s announcement is a welcome one with some significant victories for taxpayers but we need to see more radical change. Tax bracket ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Warns Against Unilateral Digital Services Tax
Tuesday, 29 August 2023, 3:04 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to today’s announcement that the Government will implement a unilateral Digital Services Tax (DST) on large multinational companies, Taxpayers’ Union Deputy Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, said: “While we support strengthening multinational ... More >>
Government Cost “savings” Announcement Too Little, Too Late
Monday, 28 August 2023, 6:03 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Reacting to today’s announcement that the Government intends to cut costs amounting to $4 billion over four years, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “This is too little, too late. Government spending has increased by 68% since ... More >>
Taxpayers Forking Out Millions For KiwiRail Staff Transport
Monday, 28 August 2023, 3:59 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers' Union can reveal that KiwiRail have spent millions of taxpayer dollars on flights and higher cars for staff transport in the past year yet have not spent a single cent on rail. Information obtained by the Taxpayers' Union under the Official ... More >>
Kāinga Ora Needs More Accountability, After Spending $300,000 A Year On Bloomberg Computer Terminals
Monday, 28 August 2023, 2:19 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayer’s Union is condemning Kāinga Ora for spending more than $300,000 per year on Bloomberg computer terminals, noting that issuing its own debt rather than going through Treasury is costing taxpayers more. Kāinga Ora revealed that ... More >>
Government Waste Celebrated At 2023 Jonesie Waste Awards
Friday, 25 August 2023, 2:27 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Jonesie Waste Awards 2023 In a year fraught with challenges and uncertainties, The Taxpayers’ Union took it upon themselves to shine a light on the spending choices made by our governing entities. Presenting to you, the Jonesies Waste Awards 2023. ... More >>
NEW POLL: National Leads In Napier Electorate
Friday, 25 August 2023, 9:58 am | Taxpayers' Union
A new Taxpayers' Union – Curia poll shows that National's Katie Nimon is leading the race for the Napier seat with 48% of decided voters compared to Labour's Mark Hutchinson at 37%. New Zealand First’s Laurie Turnbull is third with 5% and 4% ... More >>
Ministry Of Health's 'Your View On Health' Campaign: Where Your Money Goes To Die
Thursday, 24 August 2023, 4:55 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers' Union has obtained information through an Official Information Act request (OIA) that the Ministry of Health has spent a hefty $330,000 on a nationwide advertising campaign . This campaign, ironically titled 'Your Views on Health,' was ... More >>
Luxon Must Confirm He Will Down Government Controlling Share.
Thursday, 24 August 2023, 3:59 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Now that Air NZ is well and truly back in the black, it’s time the Government quit owning a majority stake in our national airline says the Taxpayers’ Union. Responding to today’s market announcement that Air NZ's revenue has shot back to ... More >>
National Wrong To Give Winter Energy Payment To Wealthy Retirees
Thursday, 24 August 2023, 3:55 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the National Party’s decision to continue the Winter Energy Payment if elected, without further targeting it to those who actually need it. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves said: “This is exactly ... More >>
National’s U-turn On Labour’s Failed Fees-free Policy Beggars Belief
Thursday, 24 August 2023, 10:38 am | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is in disbelief over National’s announcement that they will continue with Labour’s failed and expensive fees-free tertiary education policy if elected in October. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager Callum Purves, said: ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Calls For An Immediate End To Parties For Bureaucrats
Wednesday, 23 August 2023, 1:34 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Public Service Commissioner to immediately direct all Government departments to put an end to extravagant parties for their staff. This comes after today’s revelations that the Department of Internal affairs ... More >>
