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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 >>
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 >>
