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Taxpayers’ Union Welcomes Muller Commitment Not To Increase The Taxes New Zealanders Pay
Sunday, 14 June 2020, 5:10 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming National Party Leader Todd Muller’s commitment today not to increase the taxes New Zealanders pay under a National-led Government. The Union ’s Executive Director, Jordan Williams, said: “We take heart in the ... More >>
Hamilton City Council’s Fixation On A Statue Is Pathetic
Friday, 12 June 2020, 10:31 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Hamilton City Council’s decision to remove a statue of Captain John Hamilton shows a pathetic lack of focus, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Union spokesman Jordan Williams says, “Hamilton ratepayers are currently dealing with the fallout ... More >>
Government Must Review Income Relief Payment’s Effect On Unemployment
Thursday, 11 June 2020, 2:08 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to new economic data released by the OECD and the New Zealand Treasury, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: “Already, Government debt has risen from below 20% to above 25% of GDP. Taxpayers should expect this to ... More >>
Taxpayer Funding For Political Parties Is Wrong And Should Be Scrapped
Tuesday, 9 June 2020, 4:24 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to controversy over the allocation of taxpayer funds for political party broadcasts, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: “No matter how this funding is allocated, certain parties will complain that it ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Lays Complaint Over ‘Unite For The Recovery’ Ads
Tuesday, 9 June 2020, 4:09 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union has laid a formal complaint with the Auditor General regarding today’s full-page advertisements placed in a number of newspapers, including The New Zealand Herald and the Dominion Post, by the New Zealand Government. ... More >>
Tobacco Tax Evasion Case Is The Natural Outcome Of High Excise
Thursday, 4 June 2020, 6:07 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The case of an Auckland businessman illegally importing 19 million cigarettes , and evading $18.7 million in tax, is the natural result of extremely high tobacco excise rates, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke ... More >>
Wellington Ratepayers Stuck With A $200 Million Pigeon Toilet
Wednesday, 3 June 2020, 4:23 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Responding to Wellington City Council’s 14-1 vote to proceed with strengthening the central library, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: “It’s appalling that a vocal minority of architectural elitists have so effectively ... More >>
JobStart Policy No Substitute For Tax Cuts
Friday, 29 May 2020, 4:53 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The National Party’s JobStart policy — under which businesses could claim $10,000 per new employee, for up to ten new employees — looks great on paper but would fail in practice, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Taxpayers’ Union spokeswoman ... More >>
Minimum Wage Requirement Indicates Hamilton City Council Is Out Of Touch
Friday, 29 May 2020, 12:03 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to Hamilton City Council's move to a minimum wage of $20 per hour for employees of its contractors, the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is labelling the decision tone-deaf. Taxpayers’ Union spokeswoman Islay Aitchison says, “Hamilton ... More >>
Lax reporting of wage subsidy audits will encourage fraud
Friday, 29 May 2020, 11:45 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Government’s lax approach to monitoring wrongful wage subsidy claims sends a dangerous message, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “The Government must regularly release figures highlighting how ... More >>
Public Health Units Waste Our Money. Don't Give Them More!
Thursday, 28 May 2020, 4:19 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The calls for public health specialists for more taxpayer funding could be taken more seriously if they stopped wasting money on pointless public relations campaigns under the guise of public health, says the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union . Union Executive ... More >>
MediaWorks Layoffs Call Into Question The Value Of Bailouts
Wednesday, 27 May 2020, 5:27 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is urging the Government to urgently reassess its seemingly bottomless support for struggling media companies who take taxpayer money one day, and sack hundreds of staff the next. MediaWorks has this week announced ... More >>
Pay Cut Law Failure: Remuneration Authority Refuses To Use New Powers
Monday, 25 May 2020, 2:40 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Remuneration Authority’s refusal to cut salaries for councillors and mayors paid under $100,000 makes a joke of the Government’s much-vaunted pay cut legislation, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Jordan Williams ... More >>
Taxpayers' Union Congratulates Todd Muller
Friday, 22 May 2020, 1:12 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union has congratulated Todd Muller on his successful bid for the National Party leadership. Union spokesman Jordan Williams says, "It is to Todd Muller’s credit that he is one of the few MPs to have taken a pay cut ... More >>
PM must rule out four-day work week law
Thursday, 21 May 2020, 11:39 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Prime Minister’s supportive comments about a four-day work week, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: More >>
Revealed: Covid-19 funding for GPs is race based
Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 11:53 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union can reveal that COVID-19 support funding for general practice clinics was allocated significantly on the basis of enrolled patients’ ethnicities. Information obtained under the Official Information Act 1982 showed ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union Reacts To Winston’s “I Know Who Did It” Claim
Tuesday, 19 May 2020, 6:59 pm | Taxpayers' Union
“For a man who loves horses, he sure loves to beat dead ones. If he really 'knows who did it', why is he keeping it secret? It's fooling no one." "This appeal is set to cost taxpayers yet again – presumably just so Peters can dodge questions ... More >>
Additional Public Holidays Would Be An Absurd Tax On The Economy
Tuesday, 19 May 2020, 3:15 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Additional statutory holidays would serve as a regulatory tax on business, suppressing economic recovery, says the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union . Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, "The Prime Minister should not be ' actively considering ' ... More >>
Tourism Talkfests Waste Time And Money
Tuesday, 19 May 2020, 12:19 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Tourism talkfests announced in Budget 2020 are wasteful and potentially harmful to taxpayers, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “Among the slew of Budget announcements was the formation of yet another ... More >>
Temporary Pay Cut Law Is Toothless
Friday, 15 May 2020, 6:16 pm | Taxpayers' Union
A law passed under urgency to allow the Remuneration Authority to cut local and central politicians’ pay is toothless, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Union spokesman Jordan Williams says, “This was a chance to fix a glaring ... More >>
