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Grant’s Gaming Gamble Is Corporate Welfare For Well Connected Friends
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:33 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union has condemned the Government’s decision to allocate $160 million in rebates to the gaming sector over the next four years – calling it ‘corporate welfare’. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “It was ... More >>
Government Is Greenwashing: $182.5 Million More In Climate Subsidies That Won’t Reduce Net Emissions By A Single Gram
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:31 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling out Government Greenwashing in its justification of spending at least $182.5 million of taxpayer dollars over the next four years on environmental subsidies that will fail to reduce net emissions. Taxpayers’ Union ... More >>
So Much For No New Taxes. Government Hikes Trustee Tax Rates
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:31 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union has condemned the Government’s announcement that it will increase the trustee tax rate to 39 cents in the dollar to align it with the highest personal income tax rate. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: ... More >>
Cost Of Living Be Damned! Fuel Tax Hike From July Will Hit Lower Income And Rural New Zealanders Hardest
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:30 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union has slammed the Government’s decision to hike fuel taxes from July. The 25 cent reduction in petrol excise (29 cents with GST) and the equivalent reduction in diesel road user charges will be scrapped at the end of June. Taxpayers’ ... More >>
Two Tax Hikes, And An LED Light Bulb. Nothing For Middle New Zealand In This Budget
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 2:27 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Commenting on today’s budget announcement, Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, said: “With the exception of rolling out free ECE to two years and dropping prescription co-payments, there is almost nothing that the average taxpayer ... More >>
Labour Should Be Stealing Taxpayer-friendly Policies From Opposition Parties
Monday, 15 May 2023, 8:05 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Reacting to today’s policy announcements from National and the alternative budget from ACT, the Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Labour Party to copy the best parts of these proposals and show some fiscal restraint. Taxpayers’ Union Executive ... More >>
Phillip Mills Gets The Hypocrite Of The Week Award
Saturday, 13 May 2023, 4:47 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on Phillip Mills – of Les Mills – to pay back the $4.5 million his company took in wage subsidies before spouting off about how much he wants to, he says, pay more to the Government. The Taxpayers’ Union has ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Launches Major New Campaign To Stop David Parker’s Central Planning Committees
Friday, 12 May 2023, 1:50 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is today launching a major new campaign to protect New Zealanders from higher building costs, more red tape, no local control and more co-governance that would result from the Government’s proposed replacement to the Resource Management ... More >>
ACT Boost Means Centre Right Can Form Government
Wednesday, 10 May 2023, 1:02 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
National drops 0.9 points on last month to be on 35.6% but retakes the lead over Labour who falls back 3.1 points to 33.8%. ACT sees a boost in support of 3.2 points to 12.7% while the Greens are relatively unchanged on 7.0% (up 0.3 points on last ... More >>
Taxpayers Liable For Second-Rate Development Risks
Monday, 8 May 2023, 2:50 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union questions Kāinga Ora’s decision to double down on exposing taxpayers to risky development schemes following the announcement that they plan to invest a further $159 million in projects at risk of failure. Taxpayers’ ... More >>
Government Ideology Driving Up House Prices, Increasing Cost Of Living
Friday, 5 May 2023, 3:19 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the Government’s plans to implement a cap on emissions from new buildings - a policy which will drive up house prices and put more pressure on Kiwi families during a cost of living crisis. Taxpayers’ ... More >>
Taxpayers' Union Calls For Transparency Over Whaitiri's Change Of Status
Thursday, 4 May 2023, 3:16 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The T axpayers' Union is calling on the Speaker of the House of Representatives to release all correspondence he has had with Meka Whaitiri over her change in party status. Taxpayers’ Union National Campaigns Manager, Callum Purves, says: “The ... More >>
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 >>
