The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union can reveal that the Civil Aviation Authority spent over $232,000 on catering between July 2018 and June 2019. An annual catering expense of $232,000 is around $1000 every single working day of that year. Living costs in New Zealand are spiralling out of control and...
For most of us, Christmas is about giving. For the Tax Man, it’s all about taking. Islay wraps up the year with a special episode of Taxpayer TV, revealing the incredible reach of the “Tax on Christmas”. You can view the video on Facebook here.
Taxpayers can now browse the specific pay rates, ranked, for public sector chief executives. This year taxpayers will pay $62 million in salaries for the 140 public sector CEOs. The average is paid $443,000, and 53 earn more than the Prime Minister. Many of these individuals make major decisions about...
This op-ed is written by Louis Houlbrooke, Communications Officer at the New Zealand Taxpayers’ Union. The wistful days of Jacinda Ardern’s “no new taxes” pledge are long gone. Last week, Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage proposed lifting landfill levies from the current $10 per tonne to $60 per tonne by...
The Taxpayers’ Union is questioning why the Wellington City Council pays $4,000 a year to the left wing “Living Wage” campaign. According to an official information response, the price includes $2,500 in annual accreditation fees, plus $1,500 in administration fees. The only thing the City Council gets for this spending...
The two year media reviews of the Labour led coalition agree it is struggling to get enough runs on the board. Why is this so? After nine years of opposition it can be expected there would be a running in period. However that doesn’t adequately explain why they...
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