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We Should Be Thanking Smokers. Instead, We’re Making Them Miserable
Tuesday, 25 May 2021, 8:50 am | Taxpayers' Union
Next Time You Splutter Your Way Through A Cloud Of Second-hand Smoke, Consider The Plight Of The Poor Sod Who Exhaled It. More >>
16% Rates Hike For Wellingtonians Is Unconscionable
Monday, 24 May 2021, 1:43 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is stunned at Wellington Mayor Andy Foster’s last minute attempt to increase the city’s proposed 13.5 percent rate hike. Union spokesman and Wellington ratepayer Louis Houlbrooke says, “Ratepayers have already ... More >>
Robertson “no New Taxes” Fib 2.0: The New Tax To Fund Astronomical Unemployment Benefit
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 2:18 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Government’s attempt to bury the new Social Unemployment Insurance Tax (SUIT) is a nasty budget surprise for middle income Kiwis who won’t get a thing from this year’s Budget, says New Zealand’s largest fiscally conservative grassroots group, ... More >>
Return To 1980s-style Social Welfare Will Reduce Long Term Living Standards, Increase Welfare Dependency
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 2:16 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union says the benefit hikes announced today will reduce the incentive for Kiwis to work, and result in more intergenerational unemployment poverty. It points to Treasury’s forecast increases in benefit costs, despite its rosy economic ... More >>
Government Continues To Throw Taxpayer Money On Housing Bonfire
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 2:15 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Doing the same thing over and over again but expecting a different result is what the Government is doing with housing – the Budget reboots the failed KiwiBuild model for Maori housing. Jordan Williams, a spokesman for the Taxpayers’ Union ... More >>
Homegrown Railway Wagons: Return To 1980s ‘Polish Shipyard’ Economy
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 2:14 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Like New Zealand’s government-protected car industry of the 1980s, taxpayers are set to pay more because politicians have caved in to KiwiRail and its dream to make domestic railway wagons. “The lesson of the twentieth century that central planning ... More >>
Carterton District Council Puts Ratepayers At Risk With Unelected Committee Members
Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 10:36 am | Taxpayers' Union
Carterton District Council’s decision to grant voting rights to unelected marae members on its committees poses serious risks to ratepayers, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Union spokesman Jordan Williams says, “This change goes beyond ... More >>
Government's KiwiSaver Interference Will Hammer Savings
Friday, 14 May 2021, 10:49 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Government’s announcement that default KiwiSaver funds will be forced to boycott fossil fuel investments will reduce savings, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, "The last thing KiwiSaver members need ... More >>
Minister’s Restriction Of Financial Institutions In Budget Lock-up Demonstrates Attitude To Informed Policy Debate
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 12:02 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is slamming the decision by the Minister of Finance’s office to restrict fiscally conservative and financial institutions' attendance at this year’s Budget lock up to a single representative each. The Taxpayers’ Union ... More >>
Petition Launched: Public Sector Pay Freeze Should Extend To Local Councils
Monday, 10 May 2021, 1:29 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union has launched a petition to extend the recently announced public sector pay freeze to local councils. The petition is available at www.taxpayers.org.nz/pay_freeze . Taxpayer Union spokesperson, Louis Houlbrooke said, “The Government’s public ... More >>
Grant Robertson Is Squandering His Windfalls
Monday, 10 May 2021, 11:18 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Finance Minister should be using unexpected revenue windfalls to pay down government debt, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “If someone heavily in debt wins the lotto, any decent financial advisor ... More >>
Fair Pay Agreements = Wage Control
Friday, 7 May 2021, 2:25 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is warning against the Government’s plan for Fair Pay Agreements , calling the policy a form of wage control. Union spokesman Jordan Williams says, “This is an incredibly backward policy that lets Wellington ... More >>
There And Back Again: Taxpayers Shell Out For Epic Turtle Journey
Friday, 7 May 2021, 8:31 am | Taxpayers' Union
Taxpayers shelled out thousands of dollars transporting a dead turtle from Banks Peninsula to Wellington, storing it in a freezer for 21 months, then sending it back down to where it washed up for a high-powered and fully-catered powhiri, complete ... More >>
Don’t Spend The Money, Grant
Wednesday, 5 May 2021, 9:52 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is commending Public Service Minister Chris Hipkins’s decision to freeze pay for high-earning public servants. Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “With government debt is set to balloon beyond $100,000 per New Zealand household, ... More >>
Don’t Spend The Money, Grant
Tuesday, 4 May 2021, 11:28 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Finance Minister’s decision to reallocate $926 million from the COVID-19 response fund, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: “Grant Robertson is acting like he’s got a spending target. Someone needs ... More >>
Rent Control? Stamp Duties? New Zealand Is Better Than This
Thursday, 29 April 2021, 5:54 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to confirmation that the Housing Minister has sought advice from officials on rent control , New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: “Grant Robertson’s broken promises on residential taxes have led the Government ... More >>
Deposit Insurance Scheme Risks Bailouts For Ponzi Schemes
Thursday, 22 April 2021, 3:10 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Government’s inclusion of finance companies in its announced deposit insurance scheme opens the risk of Ponzi schemes receiving insurance payouts, courtesy of responsible savers, warns the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union . Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke ... More >>
Government Procurement Is Being Hijacked By Political Targets
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 2:11 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Government procurement practices should not be skewed towards political targets, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union in response to new calls for indigenous procurement policies . Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “Government procurement should ... More >>
Health Reforms: Baby Thrown Out With Bathwater
Wednesday, 21 April 2021, 10:13 am | Taxpayers' Union
Amalgamation of DHBs is necessary, but going from 20 DHBs to just one authority takes centralisation too far, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . The Union ’s 2019 report Productivity in the Health Sector: Issues and Pressures argued in ... More >>
Attorney-General Must Take The Fall For Unlawful Ihumātao Deal
Tuesday, 20 April 2021, 3:28 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Responding To The Auditor-General’s Finding That The Government's $30 Million Ihumātao Deal Was Unlawful, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Spokesman Louis Houlbrooke Says:“Today we learn that the Government didn’t just capitulate to illegal occupiers ... More >>
