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Outrageous That ‘Super Rich’ Getting Winter Energy Payments To Warm Pools
Tuesday, 2 May 2023, 11:06 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is accusing Government Ministers of crocodile tears about the so-called ‘super rich’ inequality given their defence of the winter energy payment going to those who clearly don’t need it. Taxpayers' Union spokesperson, ... More >>
Tax Hike To Fund Teslas A Kick In The Guts To The Provinces Recovering From Flooding
Tuesday, 2 May 2023, 9:48 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
In the middle of a cost of living crisis, today’s move to hike the taxes on utes and other, so-called, gas guzzler vehicles is a kick in the guts to provincial and rural communities who already have it tough post-cyclone Gabrielle, says the Taxpayers’ ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Annual Review Released
Monday, 1 May 2023, 1:38 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union has today released its annual review, covering the last 12 months of operations. The report is available online here . Hard copies are also available on request. Taxpayers’ Union Chairman, Laurence Kubiak, says: ... More >>
Are The National Party Serious About Good Fiscal Management Or Not?
Monday, 1 May 2023, 11:31 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the National Party’s commitment to continuing government contributions to the NZ Super Fund, despite growing public debt and economic headwinds. Taxpayers' Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: “Let’s be ... More >>
What A Waste Of Time And Money To Tell Kiwis What We Already Know
Wednesday, 26 April 2023, 12:17 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Government has wasted $5 million dollars, abused the information gathering powers of the IRD, and politicised officials, for the sake of a report that tells us nothing we don’t already know, says the Taxpayers’ Union . Responding to the High Wealth ... More >>
NEW POLL: Two Thirds Of Kiwis Back Income Tax Bracket Indexation
Monday, 24 April 2023, 4:32 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
A Taxpayers' Union – Curia undertaken earlier this month poll shows that 65% of New Zealanders favour automatically increasing income tax thresholds in line with inflation as is already the case for welfare benefits. 19% of those polled were against ... More >>
Misleading Statements Used To Justify Another $16 Million In Corporate Welfare For Big Business
Friday, 21 April 2023, 10:10 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling out Minister of Energy and Resources, Megan Woods, for her claim that the Government Investment in Industry Decarbonisation Fund (GIDI) will reduce New Zealand’s emissions. Announcing the Round Four recipients of the ... More >>
Waka Kotahi’s Fee Changes A Blatant Tax Grab And Additional Barrier To Upskilling
Thursday, 20 April 2023, 2:34 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Changes to motor vehicle licensing and registration fees will whack productive New Zealanders with higher costs while Waka Kotahi (New Zealand Transport Agency) continues to grow its backroom bureaucracy warns the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union . When the ... More >>
Give Us A Break: Inflation Figures Demonstrate Need For Tax Relief And Public Spending Restraint
Thursday, 20 April 2023, 10:58 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on today’s inflation figures announcement, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “The overall rate of inflation remains stubbornly high despite an aggressive tightening of monetary policy by the Reserve Bank. The ... More >>
Misleading Comments By Biosecurity New Zealand On Otago Wallaby Cull Called Out
Wednesday, 19 April 2023, 12:30 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling out Biosecurity NZ for what appear to be misleading statements suggesting that the Otago wallaby cull cost ($2.76 million for 18 animals or $153,000 per wallaby destroyed) is justified on the basis that the number “in ... More >>
Taxpayers Should Be Hopping Mad At $153,000 Kill Cost Per Wallaby In Otago
Monday, 17 April 2023, 6:41 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Taxpayers should be hopping mad at $153,000 kill cost per wallaby in Otago The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union can reveal that taxpayers and Otago Regional Council ratepayers have forked out $2.76 million and more than 26,000 hours of work for a wallaby control ... More >>
Three Waters 2.0: Still Undemocratic, Still Unaccountable, Still Expensive
Thursday, 13 April 2023, 12:14 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on the Government’s Three Waters announcement, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “After all the promises of a refocus on Three Waters, a rebrand and more entities fail to hide the fact that the Government’s water reforms ... More >>
Local Government Minister Yet To Meet With Three Waters Critics
Tuesday, 11 April 2023, 12:23 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayer’s Union is still waiting for Local Government Minister, Kieran McAnulty, to respond to the invitation to meet and discuss improvements to the Government’s controversial Three Waters programme. The Minister agreed to meet with concerned ... More >>
Māori Party Holds The Balance Of Power
Saturday, 8 April 2023, 4:34 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Labour holds its marginal lead as it rises 1.4 points on last month to 36.9% while National is up 1.7 points to 36.5%. ACT rises 0.2 points to 9.5% and the Greens are up 1 point to 6.7%. The smaller parties were the Māori Party 2.9% (+1.5 points), ... More >>
Further OCR Hike Demonstrates Need To Curb Government Spending
Wednesday, 5 April 2023, 1:55 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Reserve Bank's higher-than-expected OCR hike, New Zealand Taxpayers' Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “The latest OCR increase will compound the challenges those needing to renew their mortgages in the next few months will ... More >>
MPs Must Not Be Excluded From Official Information Act Reform
Tuesday, 4 April 2023, 2:56 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Government to reform the Official Information Act (OIA) to include the Parliamentary Service as an organisation covered by the Act. While the focus in recent days has rightly been on the disclosure of ... More >>
Taxpayers' Union Welcomes Lobbying Review
Monday, 3 April 2023, 4:43 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on the Prime Minister’s lobbying announcements, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “We welcome the commitment to explore policy options for the regulation of the lobbying sector. While the ability for different ... More >>
Access To Information Fundamental For Accountability
Thursday, 30 March 2023, 12:07 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on Te Whatu Ora to immediately prioritise republishing key health reporting data after it was revealed that it was taken down nearly three weeks ago. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves Says: ... More >>
Ministerial Power Grab Must Be Stopped
Wednesday, 29 March 2023, 6:55 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union condemns the Government’s decision to allow only one day for written submissions on the Severe Weather Emergency Recovery Legislation Bill. The proposed legislation would allow a minister to exempt, modify, or extend ... More >>
ETS Must Be Allowed To Do Its Job Of Reducing Net Carbon Emissions
Wednesday, 22 March 2023, 6:32 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Ministry for the Environment’s announcement of a review into New Zealand's Emissions Trading Scheme, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, says: “While a review of New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme is long ... More >>
