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Taxpayers’ Union to stand candidate for Greater Wellington
Monday, 1 April 2019, 12:17 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union mascot Porky the Waste-hater will stand for the Greater Wellington Regional Council in this year’s local elections. More >>
Falling business confidence shows need for u-turn on tax
Friday, 29 March 2019, 10:48 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
With the business sector spooked, the Government should be planning tax relief, not an economically damaging capital gains tax, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. More >>
Dr Cullen’s CGT history paints Govt into a corner
Tuesday, 26 March 2019, 11:46 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Dr Michael Cullen’s historical insistence that a capital gains tax should apply to all asset classes (i.e. have no exemptions) paints the current Government into a corner, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Taxpayers' Union spokesman Louis ... More >>
Government’s excuses over OIA inaction are astonishing
Thursday, 14 March 2019, 4:12 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Andrew Little’s claim that reform of the Official Information Act may no longer be necessary thanks to the openness of his Government is astonishing, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Teachers bunking off tomorrow shouldn’t be paid
Thursday, 14 March 2019, 12:53 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union is calling on the Minister of Education to confirm that teachers who 'strike' with students at tomorrow's climate protests won't be paid for their time bunking off. More >>
Ron Mark secret recording revelations require explanation
Wednesday, 13 March 2019, 1:11 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers' Union is calling on the Government to 'please explain' following the partial airing of a previously secret recording of Minister for Veterans, Ron Mark, apparently threatening to pull taxpayer funding of a veterans group if its members ... More >>
PM must release Cabinet Office advice on Jones issue
Tuesday, 12 March 2019, 10:00 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Prime Minister must release advice given by the Cabinet Office to Shane Jones regarding his conflict of interest, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Labour’s anti-CGT petition shows policy in disarray
Tuesday, 12 March 2019, 9:38 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The fact the Labour Party is collecting signatures both for and against the proposed capital gains tax suggests the party is in disarray over the issue, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams ... More >>
Reserve Bank should abandon the PC BS and stay in its lane
Monday, 11 March 2019, 11:56 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Reserve Bank should focus on monetary policy and prudential supervision, rather than hiring a Maori Cultural Capability Advisor , says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. More >>
Green co-Leader’s speech insults middle New Zealand
Monday, 11 March 2019, 11:47 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Green Party co-Leader Marama Davidson’s claim that the ‘wealthy elite’ are behind resistance to the proposed capital gains tax insults middle New Zealand and the thousands of Kiwis who submitted to the Tax Working Group against the tax, says ... More >>
PM must call in Auditor General
Sunday, 10 March 2019, 11:12 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
MEDIA ADVISORY PM must call in Auditor General to give taxpayers confidence in Shane Jones More >>
Taxpayers’ Union: Cullen right on CGT
Friday, 8 March 2019, 10:59 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Sir Michael Cullen’s 20 June 2007 statement in Parliament that “one of the problems with a capital gains tax—apart from the fact that if it were done, it should apply to all asset classes—is that countries overseas that have capital gains taxes have ... More >>
State Services Commission should intervene over Cullen
Friday, 8 March 2019, 10:35 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Whether Michael Cullen is becoming rich from his role as Tax Working Group Chair or not, it’s unacceptable that he is still on the Government’s payroll as he campaigns for a capital gains tax and the State Services Commission should intervene, ... More >>
Cullen’s taxpayer-funded lobbying is outrageous
Thursday, 7 March 2019, 10:20 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Tax Working Group process has become blatantly politicised with the Government’s decision to pay Sir Michael Cullen to continue lobbying for a capital gains tax, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Waterfront dunce must reimburse ratepayers in full
Wednesday, 6 March 2019, 4:27 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to reports that the individual who destroyed a Wellington sculpture will only pay $1000, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: More >>
Ratepayer-funded 'dowsing' is absurd
Wednesday, 6 March 2019, 3:22 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
In response to the use of ‘dowsing’ by ratepayer-funded contractors in Wellington, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: “It beggars belief that ratepayer-funded contractors are resorting to the tradesman’s equivalent of ... More >>
Will taxpayers fund Helen Clark’s activism?
Monday, 4 March 2019, 5:05 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the establishment of Helen Clark Foundation, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: More >>
Climate Change Minister and international flights
Friday, 1 March 2019, 12:26 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the news that the Minister for Climate Change spent more than any other government minister on international travel in the last quarter, Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams, says: More >>
Government should accept Tax Group tobacco recommendations
Friday, 1 March 2019, 10:30 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Tax Working Group’s recommendation “that the Government prioritise other measures to help people stop smoking before considering further large increases in the tobacco excise rate beyond the increases currently scheduled” is sound advice, ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union welcomes damning comments on PGF
Thursday, 28 February 2019, 12:22 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming today's comments from Local Government Funding Chair Craig Stobo’s to 150 delegates at the Local Government New Zealand Localism Symposium that " the worst example of allocative inefficiency has to be the Provincial ... More >>
