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Wellingtonians Lumped With The Bill For Exorbitant Heritage Pet Projects
Thu, 7 Dec 2023 11:51:28 +1300 | Taxpayers' Union
Responding to Wellington city’s earthquake-strengthening crisis, which sees the city on track to upgrade just 20% of vulnerable buildings , Taxpayers’ Union Policy Adviser, James Ross, said: “Hundreds of millions of dollars are being burnt upgrading ...More >>
Government Must Remove Price Controls From Carbon Credits To Ease Cost Of Living
Wed, 6 Dec 2023 12:56:21 +1300 | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is calling on the Government to remove all price controls from carbon credits following today’s auction failing to clear the minimum reserve price for the fourth quarter in a row. Taxpayers’ Union Campaigns Manager, ...More >>
Human Rights Commission Demonstrate How They’ve Lost Their Way
Tue, 5 Dec 2023 15:34:37 +1300 | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming today’s release by the so-called Human Rights Commission of a previously secret work programme to undermine New Zealander’s freedom of speech online . The HRC announced today that it has created a so-called “Independent ...More >>
Human Rights Commission Demonstrate How They’ve Lost Their Way
Tue, 5 Dec 2023 15:34:00 +1300 | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming today’s release by the so-called Human Rights Commission of a previously secret work programme to undermine New Zealander’s freedom of speech online . The HRC announced today that it has created a so-called “Independent ...More >>
Labour's Signal On Capital Gains Tax Welcomed
Tue, 5 Dec 2023 11:53:46 +1300 | Tax Justice Aotearoa
Deborah Russell's call for a rethink on Labour's tax policies is being welcomed by Tax Justice Aotearoa. Labour Party Revenue spokesperson Deborah Russell told Newshub her party is set to review "where they see our policy going on revenue." ...More >>
Taxpayers Win By Scrapping White Elephant Lake Onslow Hydro Scheme, But The Government Can Always Do More
Mon, 4 Dec 2023 11:42:42 +1300 | New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
Responding to reports that the Government has issued a stop-work notice on the $16 billion Lake Onslow Hydro-Electricity Scheme, Taxpayers' Union Campaigns Manager, Connor Molloy, says: “This project was always a white elephant that would never ...More >>
The Government Must Fund Care Workers Before Landlords
Fri, 1 Dec 2023 11:14:13 +1300 | E tu
E tū, the biggest private sector union in Aotearoa New Zealand, is shocked to learn that the National Party’s coalition agreement with ACT would see planned tax breaks for landlords brought forward, costing at least $900 million according to analysis ...More >>
Fund Full Pay Parity For ECE Educators Before Paying Landlords
Wed, 29 Nov 2023 11:16:25 +1300 | NZEI
A policy decision in the recently released National-ACT coalition agreement documents means landlords will receive a large Christmas bonus that no one voted for – at the expense of tamariki and their educators. Landlords would now receive around $3 ...More >>
Christmas Coming Early For Landlords With An Extra $900 Million Present From NACT
Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:52:51 +1300 | Public Housing Futures
New CTU analysis of the National & ACT coalition agreement has shown the cost of returning interest deductibility to landlords is an extra $900 million on top of National’s original proposal. This is because it is going to be implemented ...More >>
National & ACT Agreement Places Nearly $1b In The Pockets Of Landlords
Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:28:56 +1300 | Craig Renney
New analysis has shown the cost of interest deductibility changes will put a further $1 billion in the pockets of landlords, said NZCTU Economist and Director of Policy Craig Renney. “We have looked at the details of the National Party & ACT ...More >>
Early Christmas Gift For Landlords As Government Looks To Axe Workers
Wed, 29 Nov 2023 09:34:23 +1300 | Public Service Association
Deeper and more savage cuts to public services could be on the table following revelations of the ballooning cost of tax cuts for landlords. "The Government has made a clear choice to fund the lifestyles of landlords at the expense of a strong public ...More >>
National Party U-Turn Will See Kiwi Families Punished By Stealth Tax Hikes
Tue, 28 Nov 2023 10:42:10 +1300 | Taxpayers' Union
The National Party’s admittedly soft touch promise to index income tax brackets to inflation every three years has failed to make it into either of their coalition agreements. Indexation would ensure that working New Zealanders keep paying the same ...More >>
Coalition Agreements Reflect Election Promises - Now To Delivery
Fri, 24 Nov 2023 11:24:35 +1300 | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers’ Union is welcoming today’s Coalition Agreements as reflective of what kiwis voted for last month, and an endorsement for reform. Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director Jordan Williams said: “If we have learned anything from the ...More >>
New Zealand’s Dire Productivity Shows Need For Fresh Thinking
Thu, 23 Nov 2023 10:45:59 +1300 | Taxpayers' Union
Yesterday, the UK announced that it would be making changes which allow businesses to deduct capital investment in plant and machinery investment against their corporate tax bill permanent. Research by the Centre for Policy Studies suggests this will ...More >>
All Flake And No Filling – Taxpayers’ Union Finds Mt. Messenger ‘Pieday Friday’ Scheme Half-Baked
Tue, 21 Nov 2023 10:16:34 +1300 | Taxpayers' Union
Responding to reports that Waka Kotahi is estimated to be spending up to $500,000 on a ‘Pieday Friday’ scheme for workers on the Mount Messenger Bypass, Connor Molloy, Campaigns Manager at the Taxpayers’ Union, says: “Waka Kotahi is yet ...More >>
Brand Over Budget: Hastings Council's $70,000 Logo Splurge
Fri, 17 Nov 2023 12:03:55 +1300 | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers' Union can reveal that the Hastings District Council has spent over $70,000 on its recent rebranding initiative . A staggering $46,512 was allocated to "Strategy & Creative" for the logo's design and development, ...More >>
Do Your Measures Measure Up?
Thu, 16 Nov 2023 14:12:23 +1300 | Controller and Auditor-General
Performance reporting by public organisations is crucial to enabling the public and Parliament to determine whether public money is being spent appropriately. When done well, this reporting clearly explains how well the public sector has used funding ...More >>
Do Your Measures Measure Up?
Thu, 16 Nov 2023 14:11:59 +1300 | Controller and Auditor-General
Performance reporting by public organisations is crucial to enabling the public and Parliament to determine whether public money is being spent appropriately. When done well, this reporting clearly explains how well the public sector has used funding ...More >>
SPADA Calls On Government To Regulate International Streaming Platforms
Thu, 16 Nov 2023 10:05:47 +1300 | SPADA
The New Zealand screen producers’ guild, SPADA, has called for Government to regulate international streaming platforms by requiring them to pay a levy on their New Zealand revenue. Speaking at the launch of a new Love Local campaign at SPADA’s annual ...More >>
All Revved Up With No Trucks To Show: Hydrogen Project Gaslights Taxpayers
Thu, 16 Nov 2023 10:01:07 +1300 | Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers' Union can reveal that a $6 million taxpayer-funded hydrogen truck initiative has failed to deliver a single truck , despite promises that they would be on the road by 2022. Oliver Bryan, Investigations Coordinator at the Taxpayers’ ...More >>
