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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 >>
Climate emergency should see Greens grounded
Tuesday, 28 May 2019, 3:13 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the failure of the Green Party’s proposed ‘climate emergency’ declaration today, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: “National have traditionally been fast followers of the climate change activist ... More >>
Revealed: A climate of hypocrisy at Ecan
Monday, 27 May 2019, 2:01 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
20 MAY 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Taxpayers’ Union can reveal that, despite declaring a ‘climate emergency’ on Thursday, Environment Canterbury is the largest spender on international flights of all regional councils, bar Auckland. More >>
Kiwibuild turning into a corporate welfare racket
Monday, 20 May 2019, 10:05 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Kiwibuild is turning into a corporate welfare racket, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union in response to news that none of the seven Kiwibuild homes marketed in Christchurch have sold, and therefore the Government is likely to pay out the private developers ... More >>
Clarification regarding comments on NZIER study
Tuesday, 14 May 2019, 11:51 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Yesterday the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union made a statement headlined ‘ NZIER confirms Māori being ripped off by Government ’. This was in response to a new NZIER study quantifying the expenditure of Māori on taxes applied to tobacco, alcohol, ... More >>
Emergency declared in Nelson
Monday, 13 May 2019, 12:08 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
While Nelson’s Mayor declares a " climate change emergency ", the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is declaring a "hypocrisy emergency" covering Nelson City. More >>
NZIER confirms Māori being ripped off by Government
Monday, 13 May 2019, 11:33 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The burden of tobacco tax on Maori investigated in the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union's report Ka Tukuna Atu, Ka Tukuna Mai has been backed up by the NZIER. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says, “In our report, Ka Tukuna Atu, Ka ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union welcomes NCEA tax cut
Monday, 13 May 2019, 11:29 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
NCEA fees were an unfair tax on a basic high-school education, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says “Families should not face a levy to ensure their children are able to sit NCEA exams, which ... More >>
Parliament doesn’t need more taxpayer-funded spin doctors
Monday, 13 May 2019, 10:22 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to reports that Parliamentary Services has engaged a boutique PR firm, Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: More >>
Correction: Waikato Regional Council spends $9,000
Saturday, 11 May 2019, 11:23 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Correction: Waikato Regional Council spends $9,000 on electronic video Christmas cards Correction: An earlier version of this release referred to Waikato District Council in the headline. This was an error. As per the below, the subject of the ... More >>
Waikato District Council spends $9,000 on christmas cards
Friday, 10 May 2019, 5:08 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Waikato District Council spends $9,000 on electronic video Christmas cards More >>
98 million on rehabilitation is a good use of taxpayer money
Friday, 10 May 2019, 4:18 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Today’s announcement of $98 million invested in cutting serious reoffending is a good use of taxpayer money, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Taxpayer’s Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “In addition to the obvious misery that ... More >>
