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Wellington Tenants Sinking In Government-Caused Rent Crisis
Tuesday, 24 October 2023, 11:45 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to news that the median weekly rent has risen yet another 6.7% this year in Wellington, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “Rents are spiralling because there aren’t enough rental properties to go around, it really ... More >>
Auditor General Report Highlights Need For Tough Action From New Government On Public Service
Wednesday, 18 October 2023, 3:22 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Auditor General's comments in his 2022/23 annual report that “It is still too hard to to tell what New Zealanders are receiving for about $160 billion of central government expenditure each year, and whether or not this is value for ... More >>
RBNZ Must Be Held Accountable For Repeated Failures
Tuesday, 17 October 2023, 11:24 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on today’s news that the CPI has still dropped only marginally to 5.6%, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “For the 28th month in a row, the Reserve Bank has failed to hold inflation to within the target range. With inflation ... More >>
New Report Reveals How Much Of Your Lifetime Earnings Is Taken Away In Tax
Thursday, 12 October 2023, 6:19 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The new 2023 Lifetime Tax Report from the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union investigates the total lifetime tax burden paid by Kiwis in all income deciles. In doing so, we hope to start debate around the real cost of government crisis being faced by working ... More >>
Wellington’s Water Crisis Highlights The Need For Councils' Wasteful Spending To Be Reeled In
Thursday, 12 October 2023, 10:48 am | Taxpayers' Union
Responding to news from Wellington Water that the Wellington region is losing the equivalent of 30 Olympic-sized pools in water every day due to decaying pipes, Taxpayers’ Union Head of Campaigns, Callum Purves said: “Historical failure to invest in key ... More >>
NEW POLL: Kiwis Oppose Government’s Plans To Strip Planning Powers From Councils
Tuesday, 10 October 2023, 6:40 pm | Taxpayers' Union
A new Taxpayers Union – Curia poll has found that 47% of Kiwis want planning powers to remain with local councils rather than be transferred to new regional planning committees made up of council, Government, and iwi and hapū appointees. With only ... More >>
Charities Commission Should Deregister Sock Puppet Group Lying About Benefits Of EV Subsidies
Tuesday, 10 October 2023, 2:33 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is raising the alarm about greenwashing by the Better NZ Trust – a taxpayer-funded charity – to promote the interests of the EV industry. The Trust is running a deceptive six-figure campaign across social media and billboards ... More >>
NEW POLL: Kiwis Overwhelmingly Support Inflation-adjustment Of Income Tax Brackets
Monday, 9 October 2023, 6:37 pm | Taxpayers' Union
A new Taxpayers’ Union – Curia poll has revealed that 63% of New Zealanders support inflation adjustment of income tax brackets compared to just 14% who are opposed. There was majority support across every demographic (gender, age, area, ... More >>
NEW POLL: Cost Of Living Bites Taxpayers As They Head To The Polls
Monday, 9 October 2023, 1:20 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
A new Taxpayers’ Union – Curia poll, focused on the cost-of-living crisis, has revealed the wide-ranging impacts of inflation on households across New Zealand, and who they are blaming for the crisis. According to the poll, 99% of respondents ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Welcomes National’s Commitment Not To Hike Fuel Taxes
Sunday, 8 October 2023, 7:00 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on National’s fuel tax commitment, Taxpayers’ Union Head of Campaigns, Callum Purves, said: “In the middle of a cost of living crisis, hiking fuel taxes – as Labour is still proposing – is morally wrong. Fuel taxes disproportionately ... More >>
Performance Management Plans For Public Service Chief Execs Long Overdue
Friday, 6 October 2023, 6:06 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Responding to ACT’s plans to allow ministers to be able to publicly issue key performance indicators for public service chief executives, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “For far too long, too many public servants have been ... More >>
NZ First Kingmaker, Luxon Surges Ahead Of Hipkins As Preferred Prime Minister
Friday, 6 October 2023, 1:16 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
National increases 0.9 points on last month to 35.9% while Labour are also up, gaining 1.4 points to take them to 27.9%. ACT have dropped by 5.2 points to 9.1% while the Greens are down 2.1 points to 10.6%. The smaller parties are NZ First on 6.9% (+3 ... More >>
WellingtonNZ Hits The Wrong Key In New York: Delete Would’ve Been Preferred
Friday, 6 October 2023, 10:41 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The spotlight is firmly on WellingtonNZ, the region's economic development agency, after The Taxpayers' Union has revealed $470,000 spent on an ephemeral overseas marketing event. The centrepiece of this campaign was a $130,000 'ESC' key, as a symbol of ... More >>
New Taxpayers’ Union Report Shows The Public Sector Is Living Far Beyond Its Means
Thursday, 5 October 2023, 3:48 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The new 2023 Public Sector Wage Gap Report from the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union investigating workforce differences between the public and private sector demonstrates that, while average public sector wages have stagnated recently, the growth in the ... More >>
Taxpayers Robbed By More Than $1.2 Billion In The Past Year, Taxpayers’ Union Launches New Campaign
Thursday, 5 October 2023, 2:28 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Following today’s release of the Government’s audited Financial Statements revealing that fiscal drag has seen New Zealanders taxed an additional $1.2 billion by stealth, the Taxpayers’ Union is launching a new website and petition as part of a campaign ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Baffled By Wellington City Council’s Corporate Bailout
Thursday, 5 October 2023, 11:23 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to news that Wellington City Council is planning to buy the land under the currently earthquake-prone Reading cinema complex and re-strengthen the building, Taxpayers’ Union Head of Campaigns Callum Purves said: “The Reading Cinema may ... More >>
New Report: The Pitfalls Of A Tax-free Threshold For Income Tax
Wednesday, 4 October 2023, 4:41 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
A new report by Taxpayers’ Union Research Fellow, Jim Rose , analysing the impacts of implementing a tax-free threshold concludes that the policy would be an expensive and poorly targeted way of reducing the tax burden and increasing after-tax incomes ... More >>
Kiwis Still Paying The Price For Years Of Government Mismanagement
Wednesday, 4 October 2023, 2:12 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to news that the OCR has remained at 5.5%, Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “Kiwis struggling under the cost-of-living crisis will be hurting today after hearing that the Official Cash Rate (OCR) is still frozen ... More >>
NEW POLL: Statistical Tie Between National And ACT In Race For Tāmaki
Tuesday, 3 October 2023, 9:38 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
A new Taxpayers Union – Curia poll in the Tāmaki electorate shows ACT’s Brooke van Velden mounting a strong challenge to incumbent National MP, Simon O’Connor. The two major candidates for the seat are locked in a statistical tie with 35% of ... More >>
Corporate Welfare For Wood Processing Leaves Taxpayers’ Union Stumped
Tuesday, 3 October 2023, 12:44 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is questioning the Government’s decision to provide corporate welfare to the wood processing sector, both in the form of direct hand-outs and the Government playing bank manager by providing loans when this could easily be left ... More >>
