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UK Charities Commission do what NZ Commission won't
Wednesday, 12 June 2019, 10:02 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is adding to previous calls on the New Zealand Charities Commission to investigate Oxfam’s charitable status after a damning report out of the UK this morning on the parent charity’s abuse of human rights and prostitution of recipients ... More >>
Taxpayer forced to lime the pockets of private business
Wednesday, 12 June 2019, 8:38 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The $355,000 payment to Wairoa’s “The Limery” – a privately-owned orchard and juice company – is a classic example of wasteful corporate welfare, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, ... More >>
Using taxpayer money to promote vaping misses real problem
Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 1:54 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
11 JUNE 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Government’s new ‘ Vaping Facts ’ campaign is emblematic of a wasteful and hypocritical approach to tobacco control, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Confirmed: Kiwibuild is disgraceful welfare for the rich
Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 11:01 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
New information on the large available deposits being cited in Kiwibuild applications confirms that the policy is a taxpayer-funded handout for the wealthy, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
New speed limits are just another tax
Tuesday, 11 June 2019, 10:54 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
If the Government follows through with suggestions to drastically cut speed limits , it is guilty of introducing yet another tax on commuters, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Taxpayers' Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “Cuts to ... More >>
Flog off Wellington’s library, for the sake of ratepayers
Friday, 7 June 2019, 11:41 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Wellington City Council should flog off the city library to interested developers, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “The Council should welcome the interest from developers ... More >>
State Services Commissioner’s investigation welcomed
Tuesday, 4 June 2019, 4:42 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the State Services Commissioner’s launch of an investigation into the actions and statements of Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: “This announcement follows a complaint ... More >>
Digital services tax will whack Kiwis
Tuesday, 4 June 2019, 4:16 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
If the Government proceeds with its plans to tax digital service providers , there will be hidden costs for Kiwi consumers, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “The proposed ‘tech tax’ ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union wishes everyone a happy Tax Freedom Day
Saturday, 1 June 2019, 1:31 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
From today until the end of the year you are finally working for yourself, and not the taxman, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Jones' modesty on display with CGT comments
Friday, 31 May 2019, 4:56 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to Shane Jones' comments on how the proposed capital gains tax was scrapped, New Zealand Taxpayers' Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: More >>
Dishonest fuel tax hikes nothing about “Wellbeing”
Friday, 31 May 2019, 4:25 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers' Union is slamming the passage of legislation hiking the price of petrol at the pump to see that more than 50 percent of the price paid will soon be tax. Union spokesperson, Jordan Williams says: More >>
Mental health spending must not be a black hole
Thursday, 30 May 2019, 2:39 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Value and outcomes must be measured to ensure taxpayers see value for the Government’s massive $823 million mental health spend announced in today’s Budget, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. More >>
Taxpayer money will be spent unfairly via Whanau Ora
Thursday, 30 May 2019, 2:22 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Race-based spending initiatives announced in the Wellbeing-Budget (such as an extra $80 million for Whanau Ora) will lead to wasteful and unfair outcomes, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Cratering business investment projections deeply concerning
Thursday, 30 May 2019, 2:21 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
With business investment growth expected to fall from 6.8 percent in 2018 to 0.7 percent in 2019, the Government needs to reconsider its economic strategy, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Billion dollar boost for KiwiRail is lighting money on fire
Thursday, 30 May 2019, 2:19 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Government’s decision to pour another billion dollars into KiwiRail shows terrible business acumen, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Taxpayers’ Union Economist, Joe Ascroft, says, “As a State Owned Enterprise, KiwiRail is required ... More >>
Welfare spending sky-rocketing
Thursday, 30 May 2019, 2:17 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
With social security and welfare spending expected to sky-rocket by $6.4 billion in just three years, the Government should re-consider its priorities, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Wellbeing Budget is a thin veil for classic Labour spend-up
Thursday, 30 May 2019, 2:15 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Government’s ‘wellbeing’ focus is just an excuse for billions of dollars of poorly-targeted spending, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says “The Government has spent a year ... More >>
$300 million venture capital fund is socialism for nerds
Thursday, 30 May 2019, 2:10 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
If New Zealand tech entrepreneurs have good ideas, they should ask investors or the bank to fund them, not the Government, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Taxpayers’ Union Economist, Joe Ascroft, says, “Kiwi entrepreneurs come up ... More >>
Treasury Secretary has no option but to resign
Thursday, 30 May 2019, 9:43 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on Treasury Secretary Gabriel Makhlouf to resign for his false statements to the New Zealand public yesterday. “Gabriel Makhlouf’s accusation of ‘hacking’ and his engagement of the Police during ... More >>
Treasury referred to MBIE for leaky building syndrome
Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 5:06 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
A week after Bowen House has been declared near earthquake-prone, the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is referring the home of Treasury at No. 1 The Terrace to MBIE for leaky building syndrome. The Taxpayers’ Union offers no comment in relation ... More >>
