Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
New Zealand Taxpayers' Union - Latest News [Page 96]
Time for answers at Inland Revenue
Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 10:27 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Complaints from accountants are just the latest of many showing the need for explanations of major what appears to be system-wide failures at the IRD, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. More >>
Government bails out Goff
Wednesday, 27 June 2018, 10:25 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to Parliament’s passage of the Auckland Regional Fuel Tax, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: “Aucklanders will get a rude awakening at the pump from Sunday, thanks to a big-taxing government bailing out ... More >>
Average IRD staffer take more than two weeks of sickies
Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 2:10 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Striking IRD workers wouldn’t be so pressured at work if they stopped taking so many sickies, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Projections make the case for capital full expensing
Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 12:13 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
26 JUNE 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Analysis from ASB released yesterday , forecasting even slower productivity growth in coming years, illustrates the need for tax reform to boost business investment, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Taxpayers’ ... More >>
Gisborne set to secede, form banana republic
Tuesday, 26 June 2018, 9:33 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
25 JUNE 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Government is engaged in literal banana republicanism as it uses taxpayer money to start a banana industry in Gisborne, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. “We know this sounds bananas, but it’s true,” says Taxpayers’ ... More >>
Government must take tough stance on MBIE, IRD strikes
Monday, 25 June 2018, 4:05 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Government must take a tough stance on strikes at MBIE and IRD , says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Jordan Williams says, “MBIE and IRD’s claims should be viewed with cynicism, considering the average public ... More >>
Bloated consultant spending is National’s legacy
Friday, 22 June 2018, 11:37 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Government’s decision to ditch the cap on public servants due to high spending on consultants, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says: “The half-billion dollar spend on contractors is the result of National’s ... More >>
A day of universal pride for NZers - Taxpayers' Union
Thursday, 21 June 2018, 8:54 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
21 JUNE 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Responding to the reported delivery of the Prime Minister's baby girl, New Zealand Taxpayers' Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: More >>
Councils across country must confirm stance on fuel tax
Thursday, 21 June 2018, 12:58 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is calling on every council in New Zealand to confirm where it stands on regional fuel tax, after 14 councils were revealed to be discussing implementing one. Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Jordan Williams says, ... More >>
"Winston's Dowry" - policy costing tracker
Thursday, 21 June 2018, 9:14 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
With Winston Peters now the Prime Minister, the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is launching a new policy cost tracking project – to calculate the cost of Mr Peters and his Party in forming the coalition Government. More >>
New report: Wage data debunks public sector union claims
Wednesday, 20 June 2018, 8:54 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Over the last 25 years, public sector incomes have grown much faster than the private sector, while public sector employees also enjoy a higher rate of sick leave costing taxpayers $173 million, according to Public Sector Wage Gap: The taxpayer-funded ... More >>
Do we even need a Chief Technology Officer?
Tuesday, 19 June 2018, 3:08 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the Government having to look overseas for its proposed Chief Technology Officer, New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Louis Houlbrooke says: “The Government hasn’t actually proven the need to fork out $500,000 per year for a ... More >>
Sit down unionists: MBIE, IRD officials already overpaid
Monday, 18 June 2018, 12:45 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
State Services Minister Chris Hipkins needs to demonstrate that he is not a pushover for self-serving unionists, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says, “First it was nurses, and now it’s ... More >>
$10 million for banana republic gondola a joke
Friday, 15 June 2018, 12:10 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Shane Jones’ decision to provide a $10 million loan to build a ‘high-speed gondola’ is absurd pork barrel politics typical of the Provincial Growth Fund, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. More >>
Living wage for public servants morally questionable
Friday, 15 June 2018, 11:25 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The announcement of a $20.55 minimum wage for core public service employees is an expensive capitulation to the Government’s union backers, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. More >>
Corporate welfare takes flight in Kapiti
Thursday, 14 June 2018, 5:03 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to Kāpiti Coast District Council’s decision to subsidise a private airline , Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Louis Houlbrooke says: More >>
Attorney General must fight for taxpayers in Peters case
Wednesday, 13 June 2018, 12:23 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
If Rt Hon Winston Peters does not succeed in his legal action against the Crown, Attorney General David Parker must commit to seeking costs, says the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union . Taxpayers' Union co-founder David Farrar says, “Winston Peters ... More >>
Peters prodded into transparency over racing industry
Tuesday, 12 June 2018, 2:22 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Rt Hon Winston Peters has now released the terms of reference ( available here ) for his review of the racing industry, due to intervention of the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union and the Ombudsman. More >>
Government is the problem, not the solution, in housing
Friday, 8 June 2018, 9:47 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Phil Twyford’s plan for a new Ministry is a woeful response to the housing crisis says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Christchurch Robberies More Evidence of Tobacco Tax Failure
Thursday, 7 June 2018, 11:30 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The three dairy robberies in Christchurch in just 24 hours is yet more evidence of the social harm caused by excessive tobacco tax hikes and discouragement of smokers switching to safer (tax-free) alternatives like vaping, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ ... More >>
