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Working Group Fees Just Foreplay
Thursday, 7 June 2018, 11:26 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The real cost of the Government’s working groups will come later, as special interest groups propose corporate and union welfare, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Louis Houlbrooke says “The common theme of these ... More >>
Packaging restrictions for smokeless tobacco make no sense
Wednesday, 6 June 2018, 5:09 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
It is absurd that plain packaging rules implemented today will also apply to less harmful alternatives, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Louis Houlbrooke says, “From today, plain packaging and compulsory ... More >>
Why Tax Working Group should put end to bracket creep
Wednesday, 6 June 2018, 5:02 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
National/ACT point-scoring demonstrates why Tax Working Group should put end to bracket creep More >>
Tobacco Tax Take Affects People, Not Fat Cats
Wednesday, 6 June 2018, 3:34 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to the NZ Herald report, British American Tobacco pays $1.1 billion in excise duty , Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams says: “It’s interesting how you can frame a story in different ways. The clinical, business-section ... More >>
Tax Villains: The Spinoff Breach $40,000 Agreement with IRD
Wednesday, 6 June 2018, 2:45 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
New Zealand Taxpayer’ Union can reveal that The Spinoff appears to have broken the terms of their agreement with IRD to publish content in their Tax Heroes project. The Tax Heroes project, which featured a number of articles from writers associated ... More >>
Ombudsman upholds complaint over Council’s $1m touch screen
Saturday, 2 June 2018, 10:29 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming the Ombudsman’s judgment forcing Christchurch City Council to reveal the cost of a seven-metre ‘touch wall’. Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Louis Houlbrooke says, “Christchurch City Council’s effort ... More >>
Amazon’s exit from Australia a warning for NZ
Friday, 1 June 2018, 10:12 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Amazon’s decision to pull out of Australia in response to a new online shopping tax shows the peril of the New Zealand Government’s plan to introduce its own ‘Amazon tax’, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union, in conjunction with its sister organisation ... More >>
New ‘Clear the Air’ campaign launched
Thursday, 31 May 2018, 1:37 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
31 MAY 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union is marking World Smokefree Day by launching 'Clear the Air' - a campaign and website for sensible regulation and zero excise tax on alternative nicotine products. More >>
Eugenie Sage confirms Government to hike waste tax
Thursday, 31 May 2018, 11:09 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
First it was the fuel taxes, now the Government is hiking the tax on household waste as another example of breaking the ‘no new tax’ pledge, says the Taxpayers’ Union . This morning on Radio NZ’s Morning Report, Associate Minister for the Environment ... More >>
Government on right path to amalgamate city water services
Wednesday, 30 May 2018, 4:12 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Government on right path to amalgamate municipal water services The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming Local Government Minister, the Hon Nanaia Mahuta’s comments today on the need for ‘step change’ to the provision of municipal water and signalling ... More >>
Paying tribute to Dick Quax
Tuesday, 29 May 2018, 1:08 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union and Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance respond with sadness to the passing of Cr Dick Quax. More >>
Bill to improve LGOIMA welcomed
Tuesday, 22 May 2018, 2:06 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
22 MAY 2018 The New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming Maungakiekie MP Denise Lee’s private members bill to increase local representatives’ access to official information. Taxpayers’ Union spokesperson Louis Houlbrooke says, “We have been ... More >>
Taxpayers’ Union welcomes end of Callaghan Growth Grants
Monday, 21 May 2018, 12:15 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The decision by Megan Woods to end Callaghan Innovation’s Growth Grants is fantastic news for taxpayers, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Government ignoring blight of fiscal drag
Monday, 21 May 2018, 12:13 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Grant Robertson’s statement on Q&A that lifting tax thresholds is not on the Government’s agenda is bad news, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Arts is a ‘nice-to-have’, NOT essential Budget spending
Friday, 18 May 2018, 12:32 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Prime Minister’s assertion that arts and culture funding is ‘not a nice-to-have’ will leave taxpayers dumbstruck, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Just wait for the advisory group, Minister
Friday, 18 May 2018, 10:34 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Government’s decision to pre-allocate $15 million for any recommendations made by an advisory group on public media is putting the cart before the horse, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
Taxpayer-funded agencies join Budget Day propaganda
Friday, 18 May 2018, 10:00 am | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Taxpayer-funded agencies are disgracing their neutral role by delivering press statements in praise of Budget Day funding announcements, says the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union . More >>
New Green-tint corporate welfare scheme mistaken
Thursday, 17 May 2018, 3:00 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Putting aside $100 million for a “Green Investment Fund” to compete with investment bankers is a mistake, says the New Zealand Taxpayers' Union. More >>
Why just bloodstock?
Thursday, 17 May 2018, 2:59 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming the underlying principle in the only tax change announced as part of today’s Budget 2018 to promote economic growth: full capital expensing of bloodstock. More >>
A billion dollars a year for 900 fewer tertiary students
Thursday, 17 May 2018, 2:57 pm | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Treasury has ripped off the political veil and exposed the Prime Minister’s flagship ‘free’ tertiary education policy with Budget showing that the numbers in tertiary education set to decline by 900 in the 2018/19 year. More >>
