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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 >>
Plenty For Special Interest Groups In Bumper Budget
Friday, 15 May 2020, 11:16 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is concerned that parts of the 2020 Budget suggest this years’ understandably rushed process may have been captured by certain sector interest groups. Union spokesperson Jordan Williams said “There is plenty of evidence of interest ... More >>
Record Re-election Fund Is Provincial Growth Fund On Steroids
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 3:47 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund is a slush fund that is already being used for political purposes, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says, “The $50 billion fund – $27,000 per ... More >>
Recovery Fund Must Pay For Tax Cuts
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:46 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Economic recovery will only be secured if the remaining $20–24 billion in the recovery fund is well spent, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says, “The Government’s economic plan ... More >>
Snail-mail Subsidy An Insult To Taxpayers
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:44 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
If mail volumes are rapidly declining, the solution is to make NZ Post smaller, says the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union. Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says “There is an incredible irony that just as the global economy is demonstrating ... More >>
Correction: $727,000 Spend On Face Recognition Was Separate To Clearview Initiative
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 10:04 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
In a correction to a statement released yesterday , New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Jordan Williams confirms: “It’s now our understanding that the $727,000 NZ Police spent on a facial recognition initiative is separate to the Clearview initiative ... More >>
National Party All Talk, No Action On Rates Relief
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 7:04 am | Taxpayers' Union
Despite calls from the National Party leader for Councils not to increase the rates burden, the National Party voted with the Government tonight not to support an SOP proposed by Jami-Lee Ross to enforce rates freezes on local government. Slamming ... More >>
Police Spend Three-quarters Of A Million On Secret Facial-recognition Trial
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 6:58 am | Taxpayers' Union
After a six-month wait and intervention by the Ombudsman, the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union can reveal the cost of a Police trial that scraped New Zealanders' details from social media. The since-abandoned — and until yesterday, secret — facial ... More >>
With Light Rail On Hold, Fuel Tax Hike Should Be Shelved
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 6:31 pm | Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union is calling on the Transport Minister to shelve July's scheduled fuel tax hike, considering the light rail it was meant to fund has now been put "on hold" Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: "Auckland ... More >>
Cost Of RNZ's Misleading Campaign Adds Salt To Taxpayer Wounds
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 4:57 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Responding to reports that RNZ spent $107,500 on an advertising campaign that falsely suggested that audiences didn't pay for RNZ content, New Zealand Taxpayers' Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: "It's disgraceful that someone on the average ... More >>
Budget Lockout: Economists, Unions Should Be Invited Under Alert Level 2 Rules
Thursday, 7 May 2020, 12:22 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
"Assuming soon-to-be announced Alert Level 2 rules permit medium-sized indoor gatherings of people, then restricting Budget lockup attendance to Press Gallery journalists is unnecessary," says New Zealand Taxpayers' Union spokesman Louis ... More >>
Finance Minister's Attempt To Dominate Budget Messaging Is Disgraceful
Wednesday, 6 May 2020, 6:05 pm | Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Minister of Finance's decision to limit the pre-Budget briefing to members of the Parliamentary Press Gallery, New Zealand Taxpayers' Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: "We knew this year's Budget briefing wouldn't be a typical ... More >>
Axing RIAs Will Lead To Costly Mistakes
Tuesday, 5 May 2020, 3:18 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union is calling on the Government to reverse its decision to suspend Regulatory Impact Assessments for COVID-19-related proposals. Taxpayers' Union spokesperson Islay Aitchison says, "RIAs are some of the most critical ... More >>
