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DIA Binges On Furniture – Tinetti Must Intervene
Wednesday, 9 February 2022, 5:34 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Internal Affairs Minister Jan Tinetti must make an example of her Department's $1.36 million spending blowout on furniture, says the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union . In today's Governance and Administration Committee meeting, National MP Melissa Lee ... More >>
Bloomfield Must Apologise For RAT Misinformation
Monday, 7 February 2022, 5:37 pm | Taxpayers' Union
“We told you so,” says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union whose RATs were stolen "requisitioned" by the Ministry of Health, despite the Director-General’s denials. Today the Ministry of Health admitted that the requisitioned tests included ... More >>
Minister’s Rent Control Proposal Cannot Be Serious
Thursday, 3 February 2022, 12:01 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Associate Housing Minister’s investigation of rent control is “dangerous, desperate policy” says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “Poto Williams cannot seriously be considering rent control – ... More >>
Grant’s New Tax Is A Productivity-killer
Wednesday, 2 February 2022, 11:11 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Grant Robertson’s new tax on employment is a broken promise that will punish productivity and reward the unproductive, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . The Taxpayers Union is releasing Curia polling commissioned by the Union that asked respondents: ... More >>
A Caring National Party Must Rein In Super Costs
Tuesday, 1 February 2022, 10:42 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is warning National Leader Chris Luxon that a u-turn on Super would be an abrogation of the Party’s responsibility to young taxpayers. “Luxon must not buy into the myth that fiscal prudence is at odds with ‘caring’,” ... More >>
Human Rights Commission Paying For Mayoral Campaign ‘wrong’, ‘undemocratic’
Friday, 28 January 2022, 11:03 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Human Rights Commission is once again showing it can’t be trusted with taxpayer money, this time politicising the agency by funding paid advertising for an Auckland Mayoral candidate with Facebook ads targeting Auckland . Taxpayers’ Union spokesman ... More >>
Is Inflation A Joke To Michael Wood?
Friday, 28 January 2022, 10:38 am | Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union says Michael Wood's announcement of a $14.6 billion tram will only serve to intensify the major challenge currently facing New Zealand households: inflation. Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, "A day after we ... More >>
Ashley Bloomfield Should Do Better Than Lean Into Government’s ‘consolidation’ Spin
Thursday, 27 January 2022, 11:31 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield has become complicit in the Labour Government’s attempt to cover up the theft of rapid antigen tests by the Government, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Union spokesman Jordan Williams says, “The ... More >>
Inflation Spike: Grant Robertson Wins, Taxpayers Lose
Thursday, 27 January 2022, 11:20 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Grant Robertson must urgently respond to spiking inflation with an adjustment of tax brackets, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union in response to Stats NZ’s latest inflation figures. Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “At the Reserve ... More >>
Revealed: Government's Media Pay-off For APEC Puff Pieces
Thursday, 20 January 2022, 2:55 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union is condemning the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's decision to pay media outlets $93,578 for 'sponsored content' about APEC 2021. The spending information was made available in a response provided under the ... More >>
Former Minister Of Finance Joins Taxpayers’ Union Board
Wednesday, 19 January 2022, 12:07 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming Hon Ruth Richardson onto its Board of Directors. “The quantity and quality of public expenditure again rears its head – it’s time to reapply the discipline of fiscal responsibility.” -Hon Ruth ... More >>
Government's Festival Favouritism Comes Back To Bite Taxpayers
Thursday, 30 December 2021, 6:47 pm | Taxpayers' Union
"As we pointed out last month , the festival sector has been a beneficiary of favouritism from this Government," says Taxpayers' Union spokesman Jordan Williams. "The Government singled out the festival sector for support with its ... More >>
Mahuta’s Anti-privatisation Push A Desperate Attempt To Muddy The Waters
Thursday, 16 December 2021, 3:12 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta’s new campaign against the privatisation of water assets is a desperate attempt to confuse Labour supporters about Three Waters, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Union spokesman Jordan Williams says, “The ... More >>
$955 Income Tax Hike Hidden In Fiscal Update
Wednesday, 15 December 2021, 12:59 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Grant Robertson is riding inflation to execute an unjustifiable tax grab, says the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union in response to today's Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update. Speaking from the HYEFU Treasury lock-up, Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke, ... More >>
Smokefree Plan Is A Bonanza For Organised Crime
Thursday, 9 December 2021, 10:56 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Organised crime groups will be salivating at news of the Government’s Smokefree 2025 plan, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . The plan will slash nicotine content in legal cigarettes to “very low” levels and ban sales to New Zealanders ... More >>
Ihumātao Update: One Year On, We Still Don't Have A Steering Group, Let Alone Housing
Wednesday, 8 December 2021, 9:28 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
This month marks a year since the Government announced its $30 million purchase of land at Ihumātao. The decision to purchase the land was justified on the basis that it would result in the provision of housing on the site, with funding coming ... More >>
Taxpayers Are Forking Out $103 Per Laundry Service Or Shower Provided By A Government-funded Charity
Tuesday, 7 December 2021, 12:51 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Taxpayers are forking out $103 per laundry service or shower provided by a Government-funded charity, reveals the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union. According to its 2020 annual review , taxpayer-funded charity Orange Sky received $437,500 from the Ministry of Housing ... More >>
Call To Scrap Booze Tax As Hospitality Reopens
Monday, 6 December 2021, 7:19 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Government to support the hospitality sector with a temporary suspension of alcohol excise tax paid by bars and restaurants. A petition has been launched at www.taxpayers.org.nz/happy Union spokesman Louis ... More >>
Relief For Auckland Council Venues Is Insulting
Wednesday, 1 December 2021, 12:51 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the newly-announced voucher scheme for Auckland Council venues as a slap in the face for private businesses and families that have risked financial ruin during lockdown. Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke ... More >>
Taxpayers' Union Congratulates Chris Luxon
Tuesday, 30 November 2021, 3:53 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union has congratulated Chris Luxon on his successful bid for the National Party leadership. Union spokesman Jordan Williams says, "It is to Chris Luxon’s credit that he is one of the few MPs to have taken a pay cut ... More >>
