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Outrageous corporate welfare on the West Coast
Thursday, 29 November 2018, 2:13 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the latest round of Provincial Growth Fund announcements, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: “Upgrading digital infrastructure and public trails is one thing, but ploughing millions into luxury spa facilities, ... More >>
Government must rule out inheritance tax
Wednesday, 28 November 2018, 2:05 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
If the Tax Working Group recommends an inheritance tax in all-but-name, the Government should declare it dead-on-arrival, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union in response to comments made by Sir Michael Cullen in Wellington today. More >>
Union welcomes closure of post offices
Tuesday, 27 November 2018, 12:07 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The plan to close New Zealand Post branches has been welcomed by the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “As a state-owned enterprise, any financial loss at New Zealand Post is a loss for the ... More >>
Union welcomes no new taxes commitment
Monday, 26 November 2018, 1:14 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is cautiously welcoming Simon Bridges’ “ no new taxes ” commitment. More >>
Hydrogen project needs regulatory stability
Monday, 26 November 2018, 12:36 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Government shouldn’t be giving millions in taxpayer funding to a multinational energy company, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Vaping crackdown is windfall for big tobacco
Friday, 23 November 2018, 3:14 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Government’s decision to crack down on vaping is great news for big tobacco, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says, “The Associate Minister of Health has been made subservient to the ... More >>
Keep your grubby mitts off our Super!
Wednesday, 21 November 2018, 12:10 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The security of New Zealanders’ pensions is at put at risk if Economic Development Minister David Parker opens up the Super Fund to political interference , says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, ... More >>
Government humiliated by Papua New Guinea’s abuse of aid
Wednesday, 21 November 2018, 10:25 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Government humiliated by Papua New Guinea’s abuse of aid money More >>
PNG’s government is not fit to receive foreign aid
Monday, 19 November 2018, 12:44 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Winston Peters’ should have withheld aid for Papua New Guinea in light of the record of waste and corruption within that country’s government, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Hamilton-Auckland rail plan would cost $185 per person
Friday, 16 November 2018, 12:33 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
A passenger service between Auckland and Hamilton requiring a reported $57.7 million in ratepayer and taxpayer subsidies works out as at least $185 per passenger per trip, calculates the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. More >>
Boat repair loan is just gambling with taxpayer money
Thursday, 15 November 2018, 12:55 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Hon Shane Jones’ decision to loan $4.8 million to a Whangarei boat repair company is simply gambling with taxpayer money, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “Oceania Marine is a private ... More >>
New report on why sugar taxes don’t work to curb obesity
Thursday, 15 November 2018, 11:46 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
A new report from the New Zealand Taxpayer’ Union examines why the taxing of sugar-sweetened beverages around the world has failed to curb obesity More >>
Manawatu-Whanganui PGF spending is just picking winners
Thursday, 15 November 2018, 11:13 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Government should be delivering tax cuts to all businesses, not spending $48 million picking winners says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union, responding to the Government's announcement of Provincial Growth Fund spending in the region. The Union's ... More >>
Provincial Growth Fund needs more oversight
Monday, 12 November 2018, 12:37 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Shane Jones’ failure to declare dozens of meetings legitimises concerns of the Provincial Growth Fund model, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. More >>
Jobseeker numbers a puzzle given unemployment numbers
Wednesday, 7 November 2018, 5:29 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 7 NOVEMBER 2018 With unemployment falling to only 3.9 percent, the growth in those receiving jobseeker benefits is a real puzzle, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. More >>
Every day is Public Service Day
Tuesday, 6 November 2018, 4:26 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Public servants, who earn 34 percent more than their private sector colleagues, need a pay-freeze not a celebration day, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Even for Callaghan Innovation this is bad
Thursday, 1 November 2018, 2:49 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Callaghan Innovation CEO Vic Crone needs to front-up and explain the decision to give a loss-making Bitcoin start-up $315,000 of taxpayers’ money, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. More >>
Z’s plunging profits show who’s really to blame
Thursday, 1 November 2018, 12:47 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Prime Minister’s pointed pontification on petrol price margins has been exposed as bananas with Z Energy’s profit for the last six months having been slashed, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. More >>
Work and Income virtue signalling belittles beneficiaries
Wednesday, 31 October 2018, 2:39 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Work and Income's decision to waste $2.5 million on “makeovers” to waiting rooms so that they are more colourful is infantile, says the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union. More >>
Electric train spend-up is 1970s style political meddling
Wednesday, 31 October 2018, 9:10 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Government’s decision to put money into electric trains is embarrassing and a step back to a by-gone era of politicians meddling in sound business decisions of the Government-owned railway, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. Taxpayers’ ... More >>
