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Government must guarantee no funding for luxury cars in PNG
Tuesday, 30 October 2018, 11:36 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 30 OCTOBER 2018 The Government’s decision to fund the APEC conference in Papua New Guinea looks like an enormous waste of taxpayers’ money, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. More >>
Taxpayers being ripped off to help subsidise doctors
Tuesday, 30 October 2018, 11:04 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Phil Twyford should not be gambling $2 billion on the housing market to help doctors meet their mortgage payments, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says “KiwBuild has become a farce. Phil ... More >>
Regional fuel tax metastasizing
Wednesday, 24 October 2018, 9:33 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
With Wellington already in discussions to follow Auckland and introduce a regional fuel tax, local politicians need to commit to stopping the spread of tax, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams ... More >>
Stop trying to make taxpayer-funded political parties happen
Tuesday, 23 October 2018, 5:56 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Government needs to stop mulling over the idea of giving taxpayer funding to political parties , says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union after the Prime Minister refused to rule out the idea today. Taxpayers' Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, ... More >>
Celebrate Labour Day by joining a union
Monday, 22 October 2018, 8:54 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is encouraging New Zealanders to celebrate Labour Day by joining a union – in particular, the Taxpayers’ Union. The Union’s Executive Director, Jordan Williams, says, “With the events of the last seven days seeing ... More >>
Bill to tighten residency requirements for Super commended
Thursday, 18 October 2018, 5:16 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
A bill to increase the threshold for superannuation eligibility from 10 to 20 years’ residency, drawn from Parliament’s ballot today , deserves the full support of Parliament, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Greens exploit scandal to push taxpayer funding for politics
Thursday, 18 October 2018, 2:20 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“The Greens are cynically taking advantage of this week’s political scandal to push their agenda of taxpayer funding for political parties,” says New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke, responding to Marama Davidson's statement ... More >>
GST changes will help many consumers
Thursday, 18 October 2018, 1:18 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Government’s decision to use revenue from GST changes to fund cuts to other levies and charges should be applauded, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. More >>
Sacking required over Justice Summit cost blowouts
Wednesday, 17 October 2018, 3:21 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Today’s news that three registration desks at the Government’s Justice Summit cost more than $20,000 should lead to a sacking, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “In effect, four minimum ... More >>
Home ownership subsidies should be rejected
Wednesday, 17 October 2018, 9:39 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Salvation Army’s home ownership subsidy agenda would be a disaster says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. More >>
Prime Minister’s obstinacy on tax cuts immoral
Tuesday, 16 October 2018, 5:31 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
“It’s incredibly frustrating to see the Government rule out tax cuts at a time when the government books are already bursting,” says Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams in response to the Prime Minister’s comments today . “With ... More >>
Corporate welfare for brewers is hypocrisy
Friday, 12 October 2018, 4:04 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Corporate welfare for brewers is a hypocritical policy, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Taxpayer’s Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, “The Ministry of Primary Industry’s decision to throw money at research for ‘top tier’ beer markets ... More >>
Revealed: The most extravagant mayoral vehicles
Thursday, 11 October 2018, 3:07 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Invercargill Mayor Tim Shadbolt drives the most expensive ratepayer-funded mayoral vehicle in the country, the New Zealand Taxpayers Union can reveal. More >>
Taxpayers’ Union launch inaugural "Jonesie Waste Awards"
Wednesday, 10 October 2018, 11:58 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Today at Parliament the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union presented the inaugural Jonesie Waste Awards, recognising the best of the worst in government waste revealed in the last 12 months. The full details of the 2018 Jonesies are available as a report, ... More >>
Meeting Budget Responsibility Targets Applauded
Tuesday, 9 October 2018, 3:00 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Minister of Finance Hon. Grant Robertson and the Government should be congratulated for remaining on track to meet their self-imposed debt targets, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Government should back National’s call for fuel tax repeal
Tuesday, 9 October 2018, 9:24 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The best solution to the fuel price crisis is the immediate repeal of national and regional fuel tax hikes, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Helen Clark is costing taxpayers a fortune
Monday, 8 October 2018, 10:48 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
As if $870,000 from the film commission and NZ on Air wasn’t enough, MFAT is now using taxpayer money to host swanky events promoting My Year With Helen , a documentary about Helen Clark’s failed bid to head the UN. Taxpayers' Union spokesman Louis ... More >>
Cost of Greens’ proposal to remove benefit sanctions
Monday, 8 October 2018, 9:35 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
A new report from the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union shows the success of benefit sanctions, explains why efforts to make life on a benefit easier simply encourage a culture of welfare dependency and fraud, and exposes that more than one third of ... More >>
No political smokescreen will hide Callaghan’s spending
Friday, 5 October 2018, 1:03 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Callaghan Innovation’s complaints about the volume of information requests from the Taxpayers’ Union do nothing to justify the agency’s culture of waste – including $3 million spent on entertainment, flights and accommodation in one year. More >>
Penny Bright a fearless champion for transparency
Friday, 5 October 2018, 10:22 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams wishes to express his sadness with the passing of government transparency advocate Penny Bright. He says, “While our politics are poles apart, Penny had a fearless drive for more transparency and ... More >>
